“Equal accessibility to onboard amenities for passengers with disabilities is the goal of potential new long-distance railcar designs Amtrak unveiled Wednesday at an in-person and online hearing. Comments are being accepted through Sept. 5, 2023.” https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-reveals-new-long-distance-trainset-concepts-at-accessibility-hearing/ #PassengerRail #accessibility

‘Alain Kornhauser, an engineering professor at Princeton, told me that the car has been so successful because it is a “DIY, Home Depot solution” to transportation—you pay upfront, and then you can drive yourself anywhere. But what about those who can’t afford a car? Or are too young to drive? Or have a disability? “What about those folks? Don’t they deserve mobility too?” he said.’ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/driverless-taxis-waymo-cruise/675161/ #driverless #SanFrancisco #disabilities

California’s State Transportation Officials Say We ‘Need to Drive Less’ https://cal.streetsblog.org/2023/08/08/caltrans-carbon-reduction-strategy-we-must-drive-less #Rail #Transit #CarbonReduction #California #Driving