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

[Judy Jones]

Yes, and I think there are so many cities that have it, the better idea is to have a city in mind, then check out its transportation options, hours, cost, etc.

Judy


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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] [BlTlk] Advocating For Accessibility and Public Transportation

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.
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>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones 
>via BlindTlk
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>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
>
>
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>From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via 
>BlindTlk
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 11:35 AM
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>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


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