Roughly half of the neighborhoods served by the NYC subway system – 62 out of 122 – lack a single accessible station.
The study, from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, ranks major metropolitan areas by job accessibility via transit.
Los Angeles is the top Metro area for loss in job accessibility due to congestion.
Transit Score, a tool by Redfin company Walk Score®, rates locations based on how convenient they are to public transportation.
The small-scale pilot with Baidu USA will cover a few short routes in the Los Angeles area, which are still being determined based on analysis of the 45 fixed routes that Access Services oversees in the area.
he e-hail app pilot, which launches this month, will allow paratransit customers to electronically hail yellow or green taxicabs on demand, similar to popular on-demand ride services such as Uber, Lyft, and others.
In a joint letter with the National Limousine Association; Near Airport Parking Industry Trade Assoc.; and the Taxicab, Limousine, Paratransit Assoc., the American Bus Assoc. urged Senate chairmen and ranking members to provide an even playing field with motorcoach access to airports.
Transdev operations are scheduled to begin Oct. 1 for the Access-a-Ride program, serving Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the Denver Metro region.
The feature adds to other industry-leading features the company has implemented on its app to help transit riders with disabilities.
The upgrade comes amid a growing outcry from people with disabilities that they are being underserved.
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