“Equity in Transportation for People with Disabilities” findings state that older rail and bus systems, as well as Amtrak, are still inaccessible to people with disabilities and paratransit services required by the ADA are plagued by poor oversight, high costs to transit agencies and inadequate service.
Time for transit to join the revolution?
While APTA EXPO attendees discussed financial challenges and an uncertain funding future, thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest what they see as “corporate greed and corrupt politics” ruling U.S. policies and the economy. One transit workers union joined them.