inclusive transport for sustainable development tom rickert executive director, access exchange...
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Inclusive transport for sustainable development
Tom RickertExecutive Director, Access Exchange International
UNDESA ForumJuly 19-20, 2013
The number of elderly persons and persons with disabilities is going to increase in most of the world. Along with everyone else, they are going to need public transport.
Fortunately, what helps seniors and persons with disabilities to ride helps everyone else to ride.
Everyone needs universal access to buses, trains, three-wheelers, sidewalks, pedestrian paths, and street crossings. Photos: India & Tanzania
Four examples of cities promoting access for all
Regulations in place to implement national or municipal laws
Staff assigned to plan and implement universal access
Work proceeding to make sidewalks & crossings accessible
Work proceeding to make buses and bus stops accessible
Accessible paratransit (vans, taxis, etc) to complement buses, rail
Cape Town
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São Paulo ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Istanbul ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Kuala Lumpur
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A case study
Kuala Lumpur
A municipal government office with full-time staff consults with all interested parties to carry out access audits and to successfully promote access to bus, rail, van and taxi systems as well as public facilities and pedestrian ways.