3.5 Improved Bus Shelters
Key Takeaway: Improving bus stop amenities includes increasing the quantity and quality of shelters, seating, lighting and real-time customer information at all stops, prioritizing high ridership...
Key Takeaway: Improving bus stop amenities includes increasing the quantity and quality of shelters, seating, lighting and real-time customer information at all stops, prioritizing high ridership...
Key Takeaway: Potential areas of improvement include audible wayfinding at bus stops and Metro stations, audible information regarding temporary changes in service, and signage pointing to accessible...
Key Takeaway: Riders who use mobility devices are not able to board or alight at surface stops without wheelchair accessible islands. Riders would benefit from the construction of six additional...
Key Takeaway: Elevator outages significantly impact the accessibility of the fixed route system, especially at stations with only one elevator between station levels. The agency requires funding to...
Key Takeaway: Collaborations between the SFMTA and riders with disabilities have led to new accessibility features on buses and trains, such as improved ramps, braille/raised letter numbers for easy...
Key Takeaway: Planning Muni service to address issues such as crowding, reliability and stop spacing helps improve transit access for seniors and people with disabilities. The SFMTA centers...
Key Takeaway: The Muni system should remain affordable for older adults and people with disabilities. Many older adults and people with disabilities in San Francisco face a high cost of living with...
Key Takeaway: Accessible Services conducts training for Muni operators, supervisors, station agents and proof of payment personnel to ensure staff are equipped to address riders respectfully and...
Key Takeaway: Information about Muni, including schedules, temporary Muni service changes and unexpected disruptions, including the availability of elevators, should be well-communicated in a variety...
Key Takeaway: Listening to input from advocacy organizations, community advisory bodies and individual riders is an important way to ensure Muni services are accessible to seniors and people with...
Key Takeaway: The SFMTA's Mobility Management Center offers culturally appropriate travel training to help older adults and people with disabilities navigate Muni's fixed-route system. A diversity of...