Found 80 results

This report discusses trending topics—significant issues that affect the availability of accessible transportation in communities—identified by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) in 2016. Selected topics include: • Americans with Disabilities Act • Accessible Bikeshare • Crossing Jurisdictional Boundaries • First Mile/Last Mile • Safety • Section 5310 • Shared Ride Services The…

This webinar features programs that enable clients and passengers to go beyond a typical jurisdictional border. Crossing a county or state line may go unnoticed when driving, but for many older adults and people with disabilities who do not drive, that line may represent a barrier to much-needed services, including access to medical care, shopping,…

This information brief examines the importance of pedestrian paths of travel to and from centers that serve seniors and people with disabilities, identifies ways that center staff and program participants can get involved in the pedestrian planning process, and highlights a walking workshop in Montclair, New Jersey.   Search Terms: Pedestrians

The Section 5310 Program: Enhanced Mobility for Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities is a federally funded, flexible state-managed program that attempts to remove barriers to transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Funding is intended to support programs that serve the special needs of transit-dependent populations beyond traditional public transportation services and Americans with Disabilities…

This information brief outlines communications practices and recommendations for transportation providers on how they can effectively reach older adult audiences before, during, and after an emergency. For the purposes of this brief, emergency situations encompass but are not limited to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, passenger incidents that involve mass injuries or fatalities, large-scale equipment failure,…

This information brief explores the subject of safe accessibility to pathways for seniors by exploring four programs or plans that emphasize the importance of safe pedestrian movement for older adults.   Search Terms: Pedestrians

This information brief discusses five travel training program case studies drawn from community programs featured in TCRP Report 168 Parts I and II with a focus on the components contributing to the effectiveness of the programs. The case studies are from different regions of the United States, including smaller, suburban communities such as Meridian, Idaho,…

This information brief presents a snapshot of a project that effectively engaged a wide variety of organizations and agencies in an effort to expand community outreach and collaboration on maximizing mobility options and delivery of multi-modal transportation services for older adults. An especially successful element of this collaboration was the inclusion of a large consortium…

This resource is a synopsis of the cost-benefit model for travel training. The model budget includes line items and a formula to ascertain distinct costs and benefits of travel training services to trainees, the community, and funders.

This webinar was held June 16, 2016. It was intended to help participants understand how to tap into some of the resources that might be available locally to navigate transportation. Best practices were shared by Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) staff, including how the ARC uses technology and outreach to share transportation information and resources.   This…