Integrating public transportation: an analysis of accessibility in urban buses boarding

Abstract

Accessibility is often neglected in urban mobility projects, from the planning to the operational phase. Within the focus of this work - embarkation / disembarkation on urban buses – it´s noticeable that there is no adequate adaptation of vehicles, environments and services to people with disabilities and reduced mobility; or there is no full social integration of these passengers, which in turn could be achieved through the concept of Universal Design. Attention is drawn to the fact that accessibility, which is intrinsic to the daily life of cities, is only feasible through the continuous and joint action of its different actors, with a balance of interests of different types of users, entrepreneurs and public power.