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Talking Headways Podcast: People Based Accessibility
Maps aren't just about Point A and Point B, but how you get there.
September 24, 2026
‘Diversity; in Transportation Planning is Under Attack — But These Experts Say It’s More Important Now Than Ever
Minority-owned planning firms are as essential as they ever were, these four top experts argue — no matter what the White House says.
September 22, 2026
Waymo’s Nevada Rollout Violates Accessibility Law, Disability Activist Claims
The company says it plans to comply, but true equality is years away.
September 9, 2026
‘How Do We Remember to Remember Disabled People?’: When Winter Weather Is an Accessibility Disaster
Cities must to a better job planning for winter storms so fewer disabled people are harmed either physically or socially.
May 4, 2026
Friday Video: How Public Transportation Fails ‘Fat’ People
Take a deep dive on the importance of size-inclusive transit, and what activists in Brussels are doing to get it.
September 4, 2025
Cities Have One Less Excuse Not To Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals
America has new accessibility guidelines for public streets, but that doesn't mean that they're being implemented everywhere. A new cheap, fast signal technology hopes to get them off the shelf.
February 12, 2025
This App Could Make D.C. One of the Most Accessible Transit Networks In the World
A new app makes it possible for people with visual impairments to navigate the deepest reaches of D.C.'s underground transit network – and it could have benefits for other riders, too.
February 11, 2025
Op-Ed: How Transit Agencies Are Tackling America’s Public Bathroom Crisis
Lack of public restrooms can be a barrier to using transit — and a devastating problem for those who have no choice but to ride. This company is trying to solve the problem.
Fletcher Wilson
February 3, 2025
Starbucks is No Longer “America’s Bathroom.” It Never Should Have Been.
Providing public restrooms used to be a basic public responsibility. In the U.S., they're an increasingly rare commodity.
Lloyd Alter
January 29, 2025
On a Roll: Feds Inch Closer to Finally Achieving Key Goal of Americans With Disabilities Act
The 34-year-old Americans With Disabilities Act may soon — finally — give pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or parents pushing strollers true equality in the public right of way.
Marissa Bell
September 11, 2024
