| Description |
1 online resource (82 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Contents; INTRODUCTION; CONTEXT FOR ACCESSIBILITY IN THE FOUR CITIES EXAMINED; KEY FACTORS IN IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT; CONCLUDING DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Annex 1: UITP Survey of transport companies and authorities; Annex 2: Excerpts from the guidelines and standards/ norms for physical accessibility Gothenburg; Annex 3: Excerpts of information available from the Merseyside access guide Merseytravel UK; Annex 4: Members of ECMT UITP Task Force |
| Summary |
One of the key barriers to improving urban public transport access has been a lack of co-ordination between local authorities and public transport operators. The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have joined forces to examine how public authorities and transport operators can better work together to improve urban public transport vehicles, systems, and associate infrastructure. This report is the fruit of a joint ECMT-UITP task force. It explores how improved co-operation between transport operators and local authorities -- along with a close sustained dialogue with members of the disabled community -- can ensure better accessibility to public transport. With a focus on four cities: Gothenburg, Grenoble, Prague and Liverpool, the report identifies the critical elements of partnerships between public authorities at different levels of government and public transport operators |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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People with disabilities -- Transportation -- Europe -- Planning
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Local transit -- Barrier-free design -- Europe -- Planning
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Transportation and state -- Europe
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Transportation and state
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People with disabilities -- Transportation -- Planning
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Openbaar vervoer.
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Toegankelijkheid.
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Europe
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Electronic book
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| Author |
European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
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International Union of Public Transport.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| LC no. |
2005543598 |
| ISBN |
9282113256 |
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9789282113257 |
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9780203449820 |
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0203449827 |
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