[BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Advocating For Accessibility and Public Transportation

[David Andrews]

What do you mean by "accessible public 
transport?" And ... are you talking about public 
transportation like buses, or paratransit or 
what?  I would venture that most medium and large 
cities in this country have public 
transportation, and cities like New York, 
Washington, Chicago etc. have generally good systems.

Dave

At 11:53 PM 4/26/2022, you wrote:
>Hello\
>Which cities have accessibil public transport? 
>Do you have a source for this topic?
>
>Thanks for your sharing.
>Gokhan Gungor.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On 
>Behalf Of Judy Jones via BlindTlk
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 9:43 PM
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>Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Advocating For 
>Accessibility and Public Transportation
>
>Another thing I would do is to find out if your 
>surrounding areas have transit and advisory 
>councils you can glean from, as to how transit is promoted in their areas.
>
>As blind people, my husband and I have made it 
>our business to only locate in areas with mass 
>transit.  Without it, we could not be 
>independent or live any kind of quality 
>life.  We have bought and sold four houses, now 
>retired, but transit has been so important to 
>us, no matter where we have lived and worked.
>
>Judy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via BlindTlk
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:35 AM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Advocating For 
>Accessibility and Public Transportation
>
>I do know that there are a lot of places that 
>are rule and have nothing. Absolutely nothing. 
>Here in Wisconsin in the northern counties there 
>is only medical transportation that will take 
>you to a doctors appointment and back nothing 
>else. And they come from maybe two counties away 
>to pick you up. There’s absolutely nothing not 
>even greyhound that links communities 
>together.  It certainly makes for a blind person 
>a challenge to get employed let alone getting to 
>the grocery store. Thank goodness for instant 
>card. Some grocery stores have started doing 
>that type of thing on their own. I grew up in a 
>community like that. Thankfully I was a kid and 
>we were riding with family, neighbors or went 
>walking as a group because I was a kid. Would never live there now.
>
>Ericka Nelson
>
> > On Apr 26, 2022, at 1:08 PM, Judy Jones via 
> BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Our transportation is a county authority 
> and takes accessibility seriously.
> >
> > Are you saying you have no city or county mass transit? No cabs either?
> >
> > Some places actually have all three. Have you 
> investigated any private transit companies, they do exist.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Armando Vias via BlTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 10:40 AM
> > To: BlueSkies via BlTlk <BlindTlk at nfbnet.org>
> > CC: Armando Vias <armando at armandovias.com>
> > Subject: [BlTlk] Advocating For Accessibility and Public Transportation
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> > Is anyone currently advocating for city 
> accessibility and access to public 
> transportation? In the city where I live in, 
> there is a lack of public transportation, except Uber and Lyft.
> > I actually started a petition to the Mayor of 
> the city to make it accessible to the blind.
> > https://change.org/WarnerRobinsAccessibility 
> <https://change.org/WarnerRobinsAccessibility>
> > If you have any questions, please let me know.
> > Thank you.
> > Sincerely,
> > Armando Vias