Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty
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A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Accessibility
More Cities Are Clearing Sidewalk Snow
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Rochester, Burlington, Minneapolis, Duluth and Syracuse have either started clearing sidewalks or are moving in that direction.
Meet a Wheelchair User Hit By Drivers Three Times
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Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
Research Explains Why Pedestrians ‘Break the Rules’
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Pedestrians behave unpredictably when the environment is not accommodating to them, new research using time-lapse video shows.
In Phoenix, a Light Rail Station Designed For, and By, People With Disabilities
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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 […]