Accessible Public Transport
Challenge
Together with their idea provider Julia Golser, the six students—Maximilian Ditsch, Martin Gabl, Leonie Henning, Katharina Mössmer, Christian Schrebe, and Katharina Tollinger—researched and discussed in the summer semester of 2024 how public transport in Innsbruck can become more accessible. In addition to the structural accessibility of stops and vehicles, a frequent challenge is that routes are often difficult to plan for people with disabilities—especially when traveling alone.
Solution
We want to provide people with mobility or visual impairments with an accessible resource in plain language to make using public transport easier by providing information about Innsbruck’s local transit system.
Zusammen mit ihrer Ideengeberin Julia Golser haben die Studierenden im Sommersemester 2024 recherchiert, diskutiert und Lösungen gesammelt.
Unsere Lösung versucht, eine nutzerzentrierte Alternative zu bestehenden Anwendungen wie Google Maps zu bieten, indem sie die aktuellen Informationen der Barrierefreiheit der Haltestellen anhand von objektiven und subjektiven Kriterien den Nutzer zur Verfügung stellt. Diese Informationen werden durch Crowdsourcing von der Community selbst gesammelt.
Das ist dabei herausgekommen:
Next Steps
The project team has identified the following next steps, among others:
- Funding and publication
- Improved filtering, search, and navigation options
- Route planner feature with accessible alternative stops
- Enhancement of usability and accessibility, including screen reader compatibility
- Collaboration with advocacy groups and users for testing and feedback
- More and customizable user groups