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Special Session

SP9 - Mobility for vulnerable users

21 September 2007 (9:00 - 12:30)
Amphi Havane

Chair : Ginny Clarke (Director, Highways Agency/UK)

Part 1: Expectations of the users and understanding of their needs
Part 2: Solutions implemented to improve security and facilitate displacement of persons with reduced mobility

Introduction

Ginny Clarke

Part 1: Expectations of the users and understanding of their needs

The added value of an accessible public transport for all in the context of demographic ageing Paper

Isabel Mota Borges (Association AGE)
Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities Presentation / Paper

Maria Nyman (European Disability Forum)
Vulnerable, yet sustainable: Needs, nature and conditions for successful cycling policies Presentation / Paper

Pascal van den Noort (Executive Director, Velomondial)

Discussion - Moderator: Mary Crass (TRC OECD/ITF)

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Coffee Break

Part 2: Solutions implemented to improve security and facilitate displacement of persons with reduced mobility

The street and built environment for people with reduced mobility in France Presentation / Paper

Maryvonne Dejeammes (CERTU/France)
Promoting the mobility of vulnerable road users Presentation / Paper

Miranda Carter (Ministry of Transport/UK)
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE TRANSED 2007 CONFERENCE Presentation / Paper

Valérie Gil (Transport Canada/Canada)

Discussion
Moderator: Mary Crass (TRC OECD/ITF)

Closing

Ginny Clarke

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