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Community Mobility & Universal Design
Seattle Design Festival � September 14, 2014
Tom Minty
Northwest Universal Design Council
Alex O’Reilly
King County Mobility Coalition
Community
Mobility &
Universal
DesignWelcome
Northwest Universal Design Council
▪ Universal Design considers all aspects of the built environment.
▪ Promotes access and ease of living for every person, regardless of age or ability.
▪ Universally designed properties, products, and processes enable everyone to live actively by design.
▪ For more information, visit www.environmentsforall.org.
Seattle Design Festival � September 14, 2014
King County Mobility Coalition
▪ Inform the planning of special needs transportation services in King County
▪ Improve mobility for people with limited transportation options due to:
▪ Age
▪ Income
▪ Disability
▪ Limited English proficiency
▪ Other limiting factors
▪ Livable Communities Committee—incorporates livable communities strategies into the Coalition’s work and into the provision of special needs transportation.
▪ For more information, visit www.kingcounty.gov/mobilitycoalition.
Seattle Design Festival � September 14, 2014
Slideshow & Discussion
Real Life
Mobility
Challenges
More Discussion
Real Life
Mobility
Challenges
Special ThanksSpecial ThanksSpecial ThanksSpecial Thanks▪ City of Bellevue
▪ City of Seattle
▪ Aging and Disability Services
▪ Seattle Department of Transportation
▪ Seattle Human Services Department
▪ Seattle Municipal Archives, Office of the City Clerk
▪ Hopelink
▪ John L. Scott, Inc.
Seattle Design Festival � September 14, 2014
▪ King County 211 Community Information Line, Crisis Clinic
▪ King County Metro Transit
▪ SMR Architects
▪ StopInfo for OneBusAway
▪ UW Health Promotion Research Center, BEAMS (Built Environment and Mobility Study)
City of Seattle
King County Mobility Coalition
Jon Morrison Winters, Mobility Manager
Hopelink
[email protected] • 425-943-6769
Northwest Universal Design Council
Irene Stewart, Planner
Aging and Disability Services
Seattle Human Services Department
[email protected] • 206-684-0662
Seattle Design Festival � September 14, 2014
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