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Toward Universal Access: A Case Study in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California, Washington

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility

Mobility on demand (MOD) refers to transportation services that can be hailed in real-time for an impending trip. The largest MOD project funded by the Federal Transit Administration is a two-region partnership between Los Angeles and the Puget Sound Region that provides first/last...

Access Denied: Making the MTA Subway System Accessible to All New Yorkers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Thousands of New Yorkers require elevators to access the subway every day: people with disabilities, parents pushing strollers, travelers carrying luggage, and residents suffering from an injury. However, only 23% of the city’s subway stations have elevators. These elevators break...

Employer Commute Options Toolkit

Type Roadmap

Year -

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source RoundTrip

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

Single-occupancy vehicle use for short commutes contributes significantly to traffic congestion, and has a negative impact on the climate and public health outcomes. This toolkit helps employers identify transportation needs, and create or enhance commute options for workers. Aimed...

Most State Unemployment Websites Fail Mobile and Accessibility Tests

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Policy Areas Data & Technology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of workers have applied for unemployment benefits online, only to be met with a crashed webpage. To better gauge the overall functionality of state unemployment websites, ITIF tested the page load speed, mobile-friendliness, and accessibility...

Wilson Hits a Fiber-to-the-Home Run with Greenlight Municipal Broadband Network

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) North Carolina

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Community Development, Data & Technology

Due to monopoly control of broadband technology, millions of Americans do not have internet access because it is not available or affordable. To circumvent this problem, the city of Wilson began building a citywide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network called Greenlight in 2008, after...

2005 California Model Accessible Buildings Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source California Department Of Housing And Community Development

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This model establishes accessibility requirements for new construction and substantial rehabilitations for individuals with physical disabilities; and provides for exemptions from compliance where it would result in undue hardship, where the construction is a result of a natural disaster,...

Long Beach Resolution Promoting Language Accessibility

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Long Beach

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Community Development

This resolution delineates requirements for Long Beach government efforts to increase language accessibility. According to this ordinance, all public contact positions shall have access to a directory of qualified bilingual staff; departments shall share employee translation and interpretation...

Leading With Transit: How City Leadership on Transit Can Create More Equitable, Sustainable, and Economically Vibrant Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This brief focuses on what cities can do to create equitable and efficient transit that benefits everyone. An equitable transit system must be safe, convenient, affordable, and accessible; responsive to community needs; and integrated with other policy areas. Moreover, it outlines...

2022 Milwaukee Ordinance 220190 Accessible Entrances

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source 2022

Policy Areas Public Spaces

This ordinance requires buildings built before the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide encroachments (i.e. ramps, chairlifts, or other structures) to create accessible entrances for persons with disabilities....

Minnesota's best practices for pedestrian and bicycle safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level County, State

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minnesota Department of Transportation

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Pedestrian and bicycle safety, especially on suburban arterial roads, is a growing concern due to increasing rates of crashes. This guide presents a range of strategies to mitigate risk including: retrofitting crosswalks and sidewalks, restructuring traffic signals and adding boulevards....

The Innovative DOT: A Handbook of Policy and Practice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State

State(s) All States

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Due to limited resources and funding, state departments of transportation (DOTs) struggle to achieve their goals of improving safety, alleviating congestion, reducing environmental impacts, and helping to create healthier, more livable neighborhoods. In response to these challenges,...

Accessibility in Practice: A Guide for Transportation and Land Use Decision Making

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report guides planning agencies and transportation decision makers in measuring accessibility and incorporating those metrics into decision making by outlining general concepts, data needs and availability, analysis tools, and other considerations in measuring accessibility....

Complete Streets Tucson

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Arizona

Source City of Tucson

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Transportation networks often create unsafe conditions for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit users. The Tucson Complete Streets Policy improved pedestrian infrastructure and green stormwater management, and facilitated community engagement. It set clear performance targets...

City of Saint Paul: Limited English Proficiency Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Saint Paul

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

One in five City of Saint Paul (City) residents speaks a language other than English in their homes. This means that increasingly City employees are providing services to individuals who may be limited English proficient (LEP). This Limited English Proficiency Plan outlines and describes...

Primary Runoff Elections and Decline in Voter Turnout

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source FairVote

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

A primary runoff election is held if no candidate surpasses the necessary threshold for victory in the initial primary election. Voter awareness of the system and a dip in enthusiasm following the initial primary has resulted in a trend of voter turnout dropping in the runoff election....

Creating an Affordable Housing Ecosystem

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, National

State(s) California, Vermont

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

Access to affordable housing in urban areas is limited, leading to economic disparities and concentrations of poverty. Communities can enhance economic development and sustainability by distributing affordable housing and job opportunities more equitably. This presentation by The...

Equity in Practice: A Guidebook for Transit Agencies

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report addresses how current transit practices can marginalize groups of people. For example, fare structures make transit unaffordable to people with low incomes, policing brutalizes and discriminates against Black and brown riders, infrastructure is inaccessible to people with...

Madison's Transportation Demand Management Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source SSTI

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Traditional methods of expanding road networks have led to increased vehicle use, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.. In partnership with community organizations and experts, Madison developed this policy guide for implementing transit demand management (TDM). Strategies...

Risks and Challenges for Inclusive and Equitable Immersive Experiences

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Policy Areas Data & Technology

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) has the potential to transform the way individuals work, learn, and interact, by allowing employees to collaborate from anywhere in the world, making critical services such as healthcare and education more accessible, and creating new channels...

MOD Fare Integration for Transit: A Case Study in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California, Washington

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Public transit services across the United States are highly fragmented with various methods of payment. The integration of fare payment systems can improve the efficiency and ease of public transit. This report discusses individual and collaborative efforts of public transit agencies...

Mobility on Demand in the Puget Sound Region: Evaluation of the Use and Performance of the MOD Pilot

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California, Washington

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Mobility on demand (MOD) refers to transportation services that can be hailed in real-time for an impending trip. The largest MOD project funded by the Federal Transit Administration is a two-region partnership between Los Angeles and the Puget Sound Region that provides first/last...

Driving Down Emissions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Smart Growth America

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

Many communities face increasing congestion and emissions due to a dependency on single-occupancy vehicles. Progressive land use policies integrate complete street standards into zoning laws and street design to improve efficiency, sustainability, and accessibility.This report proposes...

Improving access to destinations with TDM and 'Big Data' analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Transportation & Mobility

Inefficient transportation systems limit accessibility and increase emissions. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies use big data analytics to help local elected officials reduce congestion, improve accessibility, and lead to more equitable economic development in their...

Putting Cities Back on Their Feet

Type Article

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Broken sidewalks have become a significant issue, especially for people with disabilities, following a 2002 court ruling that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to sidewalks. Cities should require property owners to repair broken sidewalks fronting their property before...

New Tools for Shaping Transportation Behavior

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Transportation & Mobility

As cities invest in multimodal transportation and expanded public transportation, the question is if they are built, will people use these options. Evaluation methods for these programs have not evolved enough, missing opportunities to improve efficiency and help transportation authorities...

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