urban transport benchmarking year three urban transport for disabled people philip barham and sam...

Urban Transport Benchmarking

Year Three

Urban Transport for Disabled People

Philip Barham and Sam RobertsTransport & Travel Research Ltd


Year Three

Working Group Members

Hasselt / Limburg Province (De Lijn)

Paris (STIF)

Aalborg (City of Aalborg)

Follower Cities;

Belfast Uppsala

Fife Warsaw

London


Year Three

Itinerary

• Kick off meeting – 22nd September 2005

• 1st site visit – Hasselt, 12th -13th January

• 2nd site visit – Paris, 4th -5th May

• Thematic data collection, 26 May 2006

• 3rd site visit – Aalborg, June – Proposed

• Final Conference – 16th June 2006

• Final Report Summer 2006


Year Three

Indicators

• Mainstream .v. Dedicated Services• Incl.: “What is the real impact of investments on disabled people’s lives ?”

• Training

• Agenda for Accessibility

• Social Benefits


Year Three

Outcomes

• Barriers, including;• Topic area• Resources

• Findings at present, including;• Importance of sharing experiences• Data still being analysed


Year Three

Objective of Working Group

To benchmark,

“The trade-off between investing in the accessibility of

mainstream public transport, and the provision of dedicated

accessible services”


Year Three

Key Concepts

• Trade-off:• Investment in mainstream public transport• Investment in dedicated services

• Access for All

• Social Exclusion / Inclusion

• Stigmatisation


Year Three

Site Visit 1: Hasselt

De Lijn – single operator

Flemish Parliament commitment to accessibility & modal shift

“Offer” of minimum entitlement to transport

Inclusivity and Staff Training

Quick wins & highest returns – most frequently used stops

Complementary Special Adapted Services


Year Three

Site Visit 2: Paris

11 million inhabitants

Accessibility of all modes by 2015

Initial focus on most used RER stations

Now 15 “fully accessible” bus routes

Low floor vehicles and redesign of kerbs

“Infomobi” website & telephone service

PAM – “Paris Accompagnement Mobilité”

Considering a demand responsive “link” service

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