1. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Urban Transport for Disabled People Philip Barham and Sam Roberts Transport & Travel Research Ltd

2. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Working Group Members Hasselt / Limburg Province (De Lijn) Paris (STIF) Aalborg (City of Aalborg) Follower Cities; BelfastUppsala FifeWarsaw London

3. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Itinerary Kick off meeting – 22 nd September 2005 1 st site visit – Hasselt, 12 th -13 th January 2 nd site visit – Paris, 4 th -5 th May Thematic data collection, 26 May 2006 3 rd site visit – Aalborg, June – Proposed Final Conference – 16 th June 2006 Final Report Summer 2006

4. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Indicators Mainstream.v. Dedicated Services Incl.: What is the real impact of investments on disabled peoples lives ? Training Agenda for Accessibility Social Benefits

5. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Outcomes Barriers, including; Topic area Resources Findings at present, including; Importance of sharing experiences Data still being analysed

6. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Objective of Working Group To benchmark, The trade-off between investing in the accessibility of mainstream public transport, and the provision of dedicated accessible services

7. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Key Concepts Trade-off: Investment in mainstream public transport Investment in dedicated services Access for All Social Exclusion / Inclusion Stigmatisation

8. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Site Visit 1: Hasselt De Lijn – single operator Flemish Parliament commitment to accessibility & modal shift Offer of minimum entitlement to transport Inclusivity and Staff Training Quick wins & highest returns – most frequently used stops Complementary Special Adapted Services

9. Urban Transport Benchmarking Year Three Site Visit 2: Paris 11 million inhabitants Accessibility of all modes by 2015 Initial focus on most used RER stations Now 15 fully accessible bus routes Low floor vehicles and redesign of kerbs Infomobi website & telephone service PAM – Paris Accompagnement Mobilité Considering a demand responsive link service