Join
the Shared-Use
Mobility Center (SUMC)
and leading
public-sector experts
to discuss new
approaches transit
agencies are exploring
to increase
flexibility and
responsiveness of
paratransit services
for users while
reducing costs
and complying with
Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
requirements.
Webinar
Details:
Tuesday, September
26th, 2017
11:00 AM Pacific /
12:00 PM Mountain /
1:00 PM Central / 2:00
PM Eastern
Presenters:
Welcome &
Overview of Mobility
On Demand (MOD)
& Accessibility
Considerations
- Sharon
Feigon, Executive
Director,
Shared-Use
Mobility Center
Sharon
will moderate the
webinar, provide a
brief overview of
traditional
paratransit service
models, and offer an
introduction to ways
different MOD
strategies and can be
used to serve persons
with disabilities.
Vision for Shared
Mobility and an
Integrated
Transportation
Network
- Rik
Opstelten, Office
of Mobility
Innovation,
Federal Transit
Administration
(FTA)
Rik
will offer a vision
for how MOD can be
used to create a more
integrated
transportation system,
with special attention
to serving persons
with disabilities and
the use of Wheelchair
Accessible Vehicles
(WAV).
Working within the
Rules &
Regulations: ADA
and Paratransit
Requirements
- Bonnie Graves,
Attorney-Advisor
at Federal Transit
Administration
Bonnie
will discuss the
regulatory framework
around ADA &
Paratransit and how
the ADA applies to
MOD.
The Ride On Demand:
Massachusetts Bay
Transportation
Authority (MBTA)
On-Demand Pilot
Project
- Ben
Schutzman,
Director of
Paratransit,
Massachusetts Bay
Transportation
Authority
Ben
will discuss The Ride
On Demand pilot
project, which is
aimed at serving
persons with
disabilities through a
partnership with Uber
and Lyft. Ben will
cover the details of
the pilot project
including contract
negotiations, data
sharing and lessons
learned as well as how
these partnerships
have been used to
offer additional
transportation options
for persons with
disabilities.
RideKC Freedom,
Kansas City Area
Transportation
Authority (KCATA)
Pilot Project
- Jameson
Auten, Chief,
Regional Service
Delivery &
Innovation, Kansas
City Area
Transportation
Authority
Jameson
will discuss the
RideKC Freedom pilot
project, which
provides a
multi-modal platform
to offer increased
transportation
options for persons
with disabilities.
Jameson will cover
the process involved
to take this project
from early design to
implementation,
covering such topics
as procurement
strategies, data
collection, and the
development of an
integrated app.
Reserve
your spot today!
Space
is limited.
This
public webinar is
part of the
Federal Transit
Administration-supported
Mobility-On Demand
(MOD)
Sandbox Information
Knowledge
Accelerator (IKA),
supporting current
and future MOD
projects.
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