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Local Transportation Issues

(Courtesy of Chinatown Community Development Center)

A) S. F. Bay Area Public Transportation Systems

B) S.F. Bay Area Regional Transportation Accessibility Information

C) Para-transit Services

D) Disabled Placard

E) Accessibility Resources
F) Advocacy Groups


A) S. F. Bay Area Public Transportation Systems

1. AC Transit Alameda / Western Contra Costa County:
http://www.actransit.org

AC Transit
Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabled Access
AC Transit Map
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2. BART Bay Area Rapid Transit:
http://www.bart.gov

bart

Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabled Access

BART Map
Bart Map
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3. Caltrain: Rail Service along the Peninsula:
http://www.caltrain.com

caltrain

Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabled Access
Caltrain Map
caltrain map
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4. Golden Gate Transit Marin County:
http://www.goldengatetransit.org/

Golden Gate Transit

Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabled Access
Golden Gate Transit Map
golden gate transit map
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5. SamTrans San Mateo County Transportation District:
http://www.samtrans.com/

samTrans

Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabled Access (through their paratransit program, Redi-Wheels)
Maps
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5. Muni San Francisco:
http://www.sfmuni.com/home/home50.htm

Muni Logo

Fare Information
Accessibility and Disabiled Access

Citywide

Muni Map

Chinatown/Downtown

Chinatown Muni Map

Market St.

street car Muni map

Please note: maps are large and may make some time to download.

More Maps

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B) S. F. Bay Area Regional Transportation Accessibility Information

San Francisco Bay Area (511.org):
http://transit.511.org/disabled/index.asp

Information on accessible transportation in the Bay Area and rights for the disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Regional Transit Connection Discount Card Program (RTC Card):
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/discard.htm

The Regional Transit Connection Discount Card Program (RTC) is a regional identification card program for seniors and disabled persons and recognized by Bay Area transit agencies for discount fare programs.

Regional Transit Discout Card
example of an RTC Card.

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C) Para-transit Services

San Francisco Para-transit Services:
http://www.sfparatransit.com/large/frames.htm

The broker providing script taxi and accessible van access in San Francisco, with forms to sign up for service.

East Bay Paratransit:
http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/paratransit.wu

Brokers providing accessible service to areas served by Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit (AC Transit) and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

City of San Francisco Taxi Commission:
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/taxicommission_index.asp?id=8125

Lists taxi cab company phone numbers with accessible vans

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D) Disabled Placard

1. Application:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffvr07.htm
(through the DMV)

Applications for a Disabled Placard are made through the Department of Motor Vehicles. Two types of placards are available in California. A temporary placard is good for up to six (6) months. A permenant placard is renewable every other year.

a red temporary placard

temporary placard

a blue permenant placard

permenant placard

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2. Color Zone Parking and Usage of Disabled Placard:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/pgs29thru31.htm#coloredcurbs

Information about parking at colored curbs in California.


3 Blue Zone (disabled parking) Locations:
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/dpt_index.asp?id=22680

A listing of blue zone parking in San Francisco, compiled from the Department of Parking and Traffic website.

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E) Accessibility Resources

Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s ADA and Paratransit Resource Page:
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/ada.htm

Contains information on laws and regulations for people with disabilities.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s “Paratransit Resource Guide for the San Francisco Bay Area":
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/paratrans/index.htm

Listing of paratransit services available by region, with telephone numbers.

Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority:
http://www.localcommunities.org/

Listing of accessible transportation services throughout Alameda County

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F) Advocacy Groups

Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation):
http://projectaction.easterseals.com

A national transportation advocacy group for persons with disabilities. This website provides resources to educate people with disabilities on transportation accessibility and advocacy.

Walk SF:
http://www.walksf.org/

A pedestrian safety advocacy group for San Francisco

 
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