Functional requirements for inclusive transport

Bjerkan, Kristin Ystmark; Øvstedal, Liv Rakel

doi:10.1007/s11116-018-9939-7

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“…A wide range of disciplines have explored barriers existing in the social and built environments that negatively influence the lives of PWD-including, gerontology (Lehning, 2012;Rosenberg, Huang, Simonovich, & Belza, 2013), disability studies (Imrie, 2012;Korotchenko & Hurd Clarke, 2014), urban geography (Wilton, 2000), health sciences and occupational therapy (Botticello, Rohrbach, & Cobbold, 2014;Clarke, Ailshire, Bader, Morenoff, & House, 2008), heritage (Heylighen, 2012;Pezzo, 2010) and tourism (Buhalis, Eichhorn, Michopoulou, & Miller , 2005;Pavkovic, Lawrie, Farrell, Huuskes, & Ryan, 2017). Many of these studies identify issues related to planning, including land use (Botticello et al, 2014;Clarke & George, 2005), neighbourhood composition (Ng, Qi Lim, Ying Saw, & Tan, 2020;Pineda & Corburn, 2020), transportation (Bjerkan & Øvstedal, 2020;Suen & Mitchell, 2000), housing (Harrison, 2004;Imrie, 2004), and public policy (Enders & Brant, 2007).…”

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The Precarious Absence of Disability Perspectives in Planning Research

Terashima

Clark

2021

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One in five people in the world are said to have some type of disability. Disability is not merely individuals’ compromised capability in navigating the built environment, but rather the ‘misfit’ of capabilities with how a given living environment is organized. Planning, therefore, has a crucial role to play in responding to the needs of this significant population through changes to the built and social environment. However, discussion on planning theories and practices with a focus on persons with disability (PWD) has been limited to more specific realms of ‘design,’ and precariously absent in broader planning research. This systematic literature review aims to inform potential directions for planning scholarship by exploring the current and historic planning research investigating the needs of PWD. We compiled relevant papers from five prominent English language planning journals, some of which are long-standing (<em>Town Planning Review</em>, 1910–, <em>Journal of the American Planning Association</em>, 1935–). A very limited number of papers (n = 36) on topics related to PWD of any type have been published in the five journals throughout their existence, with even fewer focusing on the population. The subareas of planning these papers addressed include housing, transportation, land use, policy, and urban design. Many papers called for participation by PWD in the planning and decision-making processes, and some recent papers advocated for the production of evidence related to costs of creating accessible infrastructure. A critical look on some disciplinary divides and enhanced roles of planning research would be beneficial.

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The Precarious Absence of Disability Perspectives in Planning Research

Terashima

Clark

2021

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“…In addition, differentiation in layout and colour between the arrivals and departures at the dynamic schedule displays may be highly advantageous and easy to accomplish – simple reversal of colours and layout (arrivals on white background instead of blue) may be sufficient. At the planning stage, removal of obstacles in form of unnecessary levels of transportation hubs should be mandatory to furnish appropriate and equal access to infrastructure and services and thus improve quality of life for everyone [ 11 , 12 ]. Furthermore, even though it was not analysed herein, double numbering of the departure location (i.e.…”

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Finding the Way at Katowice Railway Station: An Eye Tracking Experiment

Pashkevich

Bairamov

Kłos

et al. 2021

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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A wearable eye tracker was utilised to study paths and observation of directional signs at main railway station in Katowice. For the purpose of identifying confusion points due to inadequate signage, the task of finding the railway station from a tram stop, finding train schedule, ticket office, and then platform was assigned to 16 young people who were either familiar or not familiar with the area. No meaningful differences were found between the two groups in terms of time to complete the task and the distance travelled. The simple and logical layout of Katowice railway station made the task easy, which is in stark contrast with prior similar experiment done at Kraków Główny railway station, where the differences were very significant and major confusions were recorded. Approximately 50% of directional signs and displays that were visible to test participants were observed, with no meaningful difference between the two groups, which is similar to the prior experiment. The outcome confirms that simplicity of transportation hub design is critical in minimising confusion amongst passengers.

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“…However, many people with disability experience transport inequalities. Access to public transport is restricted by various factors which can be classified as structural, service quality, socio-demographic, institutional or psychosocial barriers (Bjerkan & Ovstedal, 2018;Oksenholt & Aarhaug, 2018;Park & Chowdhury, 2018;Kett, Cole & Turner, 2020).…”

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The Experiences of Public Transport Drivers with People with Disability in the City of Tshwane, South Africa

Duri

Luke

2022

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Purpose: Public transport drivers are an intermediary between transport infrastructure and passengers with disability. The purpose of this study was to understand the perspectives of public transport drivers on their encounters with passengers with disability, and the impact this has on public transport inaccessibility.Method: A qualitative research approach was applied. A semi-structured interview guide was utilised to collect data from public transport drivers. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data and an inductive approach was followed to allow data to determine themes. Results:The study found that public transport drivers operate under challenging conditions. The drivers' main issues and challenges are lack of training and knowledge on disability, negative attitudes displayed by passengers, and having to satisfy conflicting demands from both employers and passengers with disability. The conflicting demands are intensified by the lack of universally designed vehicles and infrastructure. Conclusion:The actions of transport providers contribute to transport inaccessibility. The identification of issues and drivers' concerns in this study could help to enhance driver training, improve transport services and enrich inputs into public transport policies.

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Functional requirements for inclusive transport

Cited by 14 publications

References 55 publications

The Precarious Absence of Disability Perspectives in Planning Research

The Precarious Absence of Disability Perspectives in Planning Research

Finding the Way at Katowice Railway Station: An Eye Tracking Experiment

The Experiences of Public Transport Drivers with People with Disability in the City of Tshwane, South Africa

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