Planning accessible cities: Lessons from high quality barrier removal plans

Eisenberg, Yochai; Heider, Amy; Labbe, Delphine; Gould, Robert; Jones, Robin

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2024.104837

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“…Both metrics speak to public engagement, but the later metric details the steps a local government agency would take to complete the former metric of engaging stakeholders. Detailed metrics not only serve to show progress but also educate cities on the 'how-to' of implementing ADA transition plans, something the existing ADA guidance resources are often lacking according to previous research [40]. Moreover, these two existing sets of metrics for inclusive cities focus on outcome indicators, whereas the experts in our study also developed process indicators.…”

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Performance Metrics for Implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plans

Eisenberg,

Hayes,

Hofstra

et al. 2024

Urban Science

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Safely walking or wheeling in a wheelchair in the community is a civil and human right. Some progress has been made in the US towards making walking/wheeling paths more accessible for people with disabilities through the construction of new curb ramps, fixing sidewalk barriers, and installing accessible pedestrian signals. However, pedestrians with disabilities continue to be limited by infrastructure barriers on sidewalks and streets. To encourage progress and government transparency, we developed a set of performance metrics for local governments to monitor and report their progress in implementing barrier removal plans, called Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plans. We used the five-step Nominal Group Technique to systematically develop and prioritize a set of performance metrics with an expert panel of ADA coordinators, disability organizations, and state and federal Department of Transportation staff. The research resulted in obtaining 53 metrics across five goals and 14 objectives that can be used to measure all phases of implementation and are intended to be customized to fit different community contexts and capacities. The metrics could be used by federal and state transportation agencies, as well as internationally, with some adaptation to ensure that adequate progress in barrier removal is being made. Local governments can use the metrics to document and communicate their progress and effectively reduce ADA compliance litigation concerns.

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Performance Metrics for Implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plans

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Hofstra

et al. 2024

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Urban Transformations for Universal Accessibility: Socio-Educational Dialogue

Gómez-Redondo,

Plaza Gómez,

Obregón

et al. 2024

Urban Science

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This paper offers a systematic review of the papers in the present century that have addressed the intersection between urbanism, universal accessibility, and the socio-educational sphere. The paper explores, describes, and interprets the published literature found in academic sources included in Scopus and Web of Science (WOS) from the year 2000 to the present about the intersection of these three topics. We start from the dialogue between the social and the educational spheres as a basic premise. Thus, the main objectives of this review are (1) to identify how many articles explicitly address the social dimension in relation to education and universal accessibility; (2) to determine if there is an upward or downward trend in socio-educational perspectives, inclusion, and new urbanism; and (3) to find out if the research provides frameworks for universal accessibility, urban planning, and socio-educational inclusion from this holistic perspective. After removing all exclusion criteria, the study was restricted to 29 papers. The small number of research found is noteworthy. We understand that this shortage is due to the inclusion of the social dimension as a required area. Although there seems to have been a slight increase in recent years, the sample found does not allow us to determine whether or not there is a greater interest in studying the social sphere in relation to inclusive education. We do conclude, however, that this gap highlights the need to make the socio-educational dimension more present.

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Planning accessible cities: Lessons from high quality barrier removal plans

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Performance Metrics for Implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plans

Performance Metrics for Implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plans

Urban Transformations for Universal Accessibility: Socio-Educational Dialogue

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