Online Conference on Accessible Transportation

08/02/2010 – 08/05/2010

Web-based, USA

TRB is cosponsoring the Online Conference on Accessible Transportation webinar series, to consist of four 60-minute webinars on accessible transportation that will be broadcast one each day from August 2 through August 5, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. EDT. The webinars are being produced by Easter Seals Project ACTION with assistance from TRB's Committee on Accessibility. The webinars will include information presented or collected during TRB's 89th Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, DC. The webinar series is free, but participants must register by July 28, 2010, as space is limited.

Session 1: Monday, Aug. 2
Accessible Taxis Getting the Cabs into Service on the Street

Session 2: Tuesday, Aug. 3
Technology in Transit: Innovation and Evaluation

Session 3: Wednesday, Aug. 4
Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines for Roundabouts and Intersections

Session 4: Thursday, Aug. 5
The Role of Transit-Oriented Development: Livable and Sustainable Communities

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