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Research Explains Why Pedestrians ‘Break the Rules’

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 7, 2019 | 34 Comments

Pedestrians behave unpredictably when the environment is not accommodating to them, new research using time-lapse video shows.

The new 50th Street Station on Washington Street in Phoenix was built specifically to meet the needs of people with disabilities. Rendering: Valley Metro

In Phoenix, a Light Rail Station Designed For, and By, People With Disabilities

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 5, 2018 | 3 Comments

In Phoenix, people with disabilities have an incredible resource called Ability360. Hundreds of people with a wide range of disabilities go to the Ability360 center on Washington Street each day for recreational activities like wheelchair lacrosse or adaptive climbing. They can get physical therapy, or connect with job training programs. But frustratingly, Ability360 always been just […]