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Digital City

Smart Cities Should Also Be Inclusive and Accessible Cities

The Inclusive Innovation Playbook provides guidance about how to create smart cities without leaving anyone behind.

May 10, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Saint Paul Minnesota

Shared Mobility for Those Who Need a Little Extra Help

A new service in St. Paul and Minneapolis will assist riders at both ends of their rides.

March 6, 2019 - Pioneer Press

Wyoming

Wyoming Bus Stop to Be Removed at Property Owner's Request

Cheyenne Plaza LLC asked to have the bus stop near their property removed and the Cheyenne Transit Program obliged.

February 23, 2017 - Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Inaccessible Transit Turns NYC Into a Tribulation

In a short film for The New York Times, Jason DaSilva documents how New York's famed public transit system, which serves millions of riders every day, fails the city's disabled residents.

January 18, 2013 - The New York Times

7 Visions for the Accessible City of the Future

With the portion of American's living in cities set to rise to 90 percent by 2050, a new set of accessibility issues will confront the nation's disabled and aging. Metropolis invited 7 teams of designers to develop solutions to meet this challenge.

October 24, 2012 - Metropolis

News from HUD User

HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research

Call for Speakers

Mpact Transit + Community

New Updates on PD&R Edge

HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research

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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.