With his pair of crutches, louis uribe wait at the bus stop Air Port Boulevard to try to address the emerging transport by the closure of Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro, which is in remodeling.
“It’s complicated, very complicated. You see, then later, see me, I’ll bring the crutches. I can’t get on, they help me, we’re cramped inside, they push me. One can’t be transported like that”, he pointed.
The accessibility problem in public transport has increased for a large sector of the population with the lack of Meter and with the implementation of systems such as trucks, which represent a barrier to People with disabilities and reduced mobility, considered Louis Quintanafrom the company Todo Accesible, which promotes strategies for inclusive spaces.
“A transport that by right should be accessible, which it is not, ends up costing you seven or eight times more because you have to hire a private service, a taxi, to get to your destination, because the transport is not accessible,” the expert said.
Public transport units hinder accessibility
The pop up service of RTP mostly has units where, difference of trolleybusyou need to climb steps to board the units.
“One of the main difficulties is the cultural issue regarding both drivers and people knowing how to give people with mobility time to get on the bus,” detailed Quintana.
Another problem is that the full units do not allow people with disabilities to enter disability.
Furthermore, the structures of seasons and their surroundings make it difficult for this population to move, added.
Like Montezuma to Zaragozawhere the stops are on the medians that divide the lanes of high and low speed on the Zaragoza roadso users must take risks to cross these extremes and take their transports.
“Unfortunately the streets are designed for cars, not for people. That you want to cross is a real adventure. It’s raffling off, and more so with disabilities (…) it’s integrity that you put in front”, lament.
The specialist called sensitize usersofficials, operators and motorists to improve the conditions of transportation.
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“The issue of public transport is something that involves all of us. You must have a culture and respect it and actions and measures must be taken so that transport is accessible to any user”, concluded.
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