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Title:

Handicapped Accessibility in New York Rail Transit: Comparison of Railroad Stops in Urban and Suburban Areas

Accession Number:

01373332

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the current accessibility of New York City region train stations for disabled riders. Utilizing GIS and data analysis, this paper finds that high income communities are better served by accessible stations in the suburbs than those in low income urban communities, despite a higher percentage of disabled and elderly population in the urban areas than in the suburbs. Staten Island has the least number of ADA accessible stations out of the four lines. The number of stops on the suburban leg of the LIRR and MNRR are more accessible than the on the urban leg or the other two lines. The NYC Subway has the largest disabled population within walking distance but is the least accessible rail line of the four.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE60 Accessible Transportation and Mobility

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-2939

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Santiago, Nora
Bajrami, Bukurije
Kazui, Afrona
Gordon, Cameron Elliott

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References (19) ; Tables

Subject Areas:

Economics; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-2939

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:13PM