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Tennessee Addresses Accessible Transportation Barriers with New Law
Dec 14, 2020This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Signed into law on July 26, 1990, this landmark legislation increased access and opportunity for people with disabilities. Thanks to the ADA which provides equal access to public transportation, transportation is more accessible and affords more inclusion for individuals with disabilities. However,…
Read more »White Canes, Buses, Trains and Automobiles: Factors that Limit the Mobility of Older Adults with Vision Loss
Dec 11, 2020Thank you to AFB guest bloggers Neva Fairchild, National Aging and Vision Loss Specialist, and Pris Rogers, Special Advisor on Aging and Vision Loss. Professionals in the transportation field understand that transportation should be individually customized so that people have a variety of choices to meet different needs. I might take a bus to one place,…
Read more »Don’t Let Being A Non-Driver Stop You from Staying Connected to Your Community
Nov 23, 2020Access to reliable transportation is key to supporting the health and well-being of older adults and helps ensure they are able live in their homes and communities, which is where they overwhelmingly prefer to be.[1] Yet access to adequate, accessible transportation is a major challenge. Older adults who are able to maintain connections to family,…
Read more »Volunteer Driver Program Workshop Part 2: Liability and Protection
Click here for the Liability and Protection webinar recording Click here for the presentation slides by Carrie Diamond Click here for the presentation slides by William Henry This webinar will focus attention on volunteer transportation program protection from liability through insurance and program policies. While liability insurance is critical to protect the program and supplement…
Read more »Volunteer Driver Program Workshop Part 1: Volunteer Driver Insurance
Click here for the Volunteer Driver Insurance webinar recording Click here for the Volunteer Driver Insurance presentation slides Volunteer transportation programs provide an essential, often life-enhancing services for older adults and younger people with disabilities in communities across the U.S. However, potential volunteer drivers are sometimes deterred by a concern that their automobile insurance will…
Read more »Partnering Across County Lines – Valley Regional Transit
This case study highlights Valley Regional Transit, the Regional Public Transportation Authority for Ada and Canyon Counties in Idaho. Valley Regional Transit manages contracts for the operation of ValleyRide fixed route bus services and ACCESS paratransit service. ValleyRide bus services consists 21 fixed-line routes in Boise/Garden City, three fixed-line routes in Nampa/Caldwell, and six intercounty…
Read more »Coordination in a Rural County – Altran
This case study highlights Alger Transit Authority (ALTRAN), a transit authority located in the City of Munising, Alger County, Michigan on the southern shore of Lake Superior and home to the world-famous Pictured Rocks National Park/Lakeshore. ALTRAN provides demand response service, first come-first served, except for the Marquette routes that operate on a scheduled deviated fixed-route. ALTRAN strives…
Read more »Partnering to Fill Gaps in the Houston Area – RIDES
This case study highlights RIDES- Specialized Transportation for Harris County which provides services in Harris County which includes the City of Houston and unincorporated Harris County and provides rides regionally. In 2008, RIDES became part of the newly formed County Transit Division in the Community Services Department where it remains today. …
Read more »Consolidated Rural Transit – Paul Bunyan Transit, MN
This coordination case study highlights Paul Bunyan Transit (PBT) which is a regional transit agency established as a 501(c)3 in 1999. It operates service across a large, three-county area comprised of Beltrami County and the city of Bemidji, Lake of the Woods County and the city of Baudette and Roseau County and the cities of Roseau…
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