PROUD TO SPEAK ABOUT UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INCLUSIVE MOBILITY

IN FRONT OF THE NATION’S TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY THOUGHT LEADERS AT THE 2025 JOINT ITE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING

I was gratified to speak to the transportation, transit and mobility industry’s leaders – from the private, public, nonprofit and academic sectors – at the ITE International meeting this week in Orlando.

I spoke on: Creating Accessible, Healthy, and Smart Multimodal Communities Through Transportation.

I underscored design fails that make sidewalks, curbramps and crosswalks dangerous or impossible to use by people who use assistive mobility devices.

At the end of my presentation to a full ballroom, I implored those in attendance to get at the root of disability inclusion.

I challenged the nation’s leading mobility designers, builders and regulators to aggressively recruit, hire and retain people with various disabilities.

Without those personal insights, the most brilliant engineers and planners in the world are doomed to creating barriers that strip people with disabilities of independence, dignity and safety.

GRATIFIED TO BE A KEY SPEAKER AT THE 2025 JOINT ITE INTERNATIONAL

AND FLORIDA PUERTO RICO DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITION

I am honored to bring my passionate speaking about the value of Universal Design and Inclusive Mobility to the International ITE meeting.

I will be joined by my friend and colleague David Haight and a host of other mobility planning industry giants.

Our topic: Creating Accessible, Healthy, and Smart Multimodal Communities Through Transportation

I proudly speak globally about a better built environment for people with disabilities.

TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS

PLUS URBIA DESIGN ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY DESIGN

PlusUrbia’s Manuel de Lemos has taken it upon himself to propose changes to the urban built environment in his native Puerto Rico for the better.

As he mentioned in a Facebook post, the intersection at the Walmart in Santurce is a danger for pedestrians. 

He called upon applying Complete Streets design guidelines at the intersection to provide a better connection for residents in the community and provided the following sketch.

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Raising awareness about matters like this can help bring about much needed change in our cities.

https://plusurbia.com/taking-matters-into-your-own-hands/