Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Accessibility

Paratransit Users Struggle in the Age of COVID-19

By Abigail Cochran | Apr 21, 2020 | No Comments

Everyone still needs to access essentials, whether it is groceries or medical care. Some people with disabilities are having an especially hard time figuring out how to do so safely.

Mixed Signals: ‘Beg Buttons’ and the Pandemic

By Christian MilNeil | Apr 21, 2020 | No Comments

Across the country, engineers are acknowledging the uselessness of push-to-walk buttons at crosswalks — and some are even reprogramming traffic lights to make walk signals automatic for the duration of the outbreak." […]

Boarding through the rear door is difficult for passengers with mobility challenges. Photo: Imelda March

Rear-Door Boarding Leaves Disabled Riders Stranded

By John Greenfield | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

This post originally appeared on Streetsblog Chicago and is republished here with permission. CTA bus drivers have every right to be concerned about their health during COVID-19. Even with plummeting transit ridership, dozens of people are riding their vehicles every day, creating the potential for viral exposure. Several CTA employees have tested positive for the […]

Michele Lee speaks at the Mayor's Pedestrian Advisory Council meeting. Photo: John Greenfield

Good Transit is the Key To an Accessible City

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

...and not cars.

Senator Marsha Blackburn called transit-lovers "socialists" three days before tweeting praise for a new grant for rapid bus route in Memphis she helped secure. Image: Gage Skidmore

Tennessee Senator Reverses Herself on Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Marsha Marsha Marsha. Transit isn't just for "socialists"!

Do Millennials Love Sprawl Now? Eh, Not Exactly

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 3, 2019 | 8 Comments

Millennials are moving to suburbs. But in a lot of cases they don't have much of a choice.

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