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 allRegulations 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.