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Title:

Making Montreal’s Indoor City Accessible for People With Disabilities

Accession Number:

01155025

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Indoor pedestrian networks are a facet of the built environment in many cities around the world. They are built for many reasons, including separating pedestrians from motor vehicle traffic, providing a refuge from seasonal inclement weather, or to bring pedestrian traffic and retail businesses to otherwise unused floors of office buildings. In Montréal, an Indoor City (RÉSO) has been in existence since 1962 and has grown to a length of 32 km within the downtown area. While previous studies have examined the network growth and its effects on the levels of accessibility to retail space within the RÉSO, the results of these studies do not hold true for people with disabilities. This research examines the ability of a person with physical disabilities and/or mobility impairments to function within Montréal’s Indoor City. This is done through an examination of the existing indoor network and measuring the existing barriers that a person with mobility impairment faces when moving inside Montréal’s Indoor City using a simple accessibility measure. Also in this research several scenarios are developed to determine the most important links that could substantially increase the accessibility levels for people with physical disabilities. Results suggest that while certain segments are more accessible than others, the majority of the Indoor City is currently inaccessible to people with physical disabilities. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations for upgrading key connection points in order to increase the level of accessibility inside the Indoor City by implementing universal design measures; legislative improvements aimed at ensuring accessibility in future extensions and as part of any major renovations; organizational improvements, such as a municipal department dedicated to running the Indoor City; and the launch of a RÉSO website.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-1717

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hagg, Matthew
El-Geneidy, Ahmed M

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures; Maps; References (24)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Indoor

Geographic Terms:

Montreal (Canada)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-1717

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 10:46AM