Post on 29-Jan-2016
Accessible Transport Practice in China
PAN Haixiao Professor
Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
hxpank@online.sh.cn
WORKSHOP onInnovation in Accessible Transport For All
2010-01-14, Washington, DC , USA
Huge population
44.1 million with age>60, 75 % of increasingDecreased in intellectual disability
1.6%(1987)0.82%(2006)
60+ 435 million65+ 322 million
Fast Increasing
50 years from 10% to 30% only
Year 2050:
% of 80+ / 60+
Big Share of very Old
就业情况
34887
586
3564
4582 4284 4420 50345491
4117
2036
539
234
32737
3930
2288
769 641 767 12332431
3705
3351
2870
10752
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
总计 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+
在业 不在业
Great effort to protect the right of disabled people
With Job
Shanghai
残疾人出行次数
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
10 20 30 40 50 100 200 300次数
人数
半年实际出行次数
半年希望出行次数
Trips made
Trips want
National/Local Government Policy and Legislation
1985 Beijing, Barrier free construction in city center promoted
by Beijing municipal government
1989 MoC The first technical specification of urban road
and building for disabled people
1989 National government announced the
Protection Disabled People Act1996
Rights of the elderly protection act
More focus on hardware construction
1997 : MOC Notification
To do a good job for barrier free facilities construction Barrier Free Facilities
RoadLarge Public Building Residential Area
During Planning, Design and Construction
Festival for the Elderly
2000Airport Passenger Barrier Free Facilities
Construction Specification
2005 MoRail: Barrier Free Construction Specification for
Railway Station
Fundamental Elements : Barrier Free Construction
Curb rampSidewalk for Blind PeopleBuilding EntranceBarrier Free Passage in BuildingBarrier Free Lift( for new public buildingRestroom for disabled peopleSign
Before2003
2003-2007
Barri er freefaci l i ti es i npubl i c area
345 24805
Hospi tal 59 678Shoppi ng Cenetr 43 429
Passenger Stati on 0 119
Si dewal k(Km) 121.95 1913Curb ramp(km) 1843 41113
Shanghai Age>60:2.8 millionDisabled population: 0.94 million
Great Efforts after 2003
Road
Metro inside station
Impossible for blind people to find the metro line
Metro Outside
10,000 Subsidized Motorized Vehicle for Disabled People Sharing Bike Route
Special Taxi, Van Service for Disabled People
Special ID for heavy wheel chair people of 20,000
Hundreds letter of appreciation in one year
Very positive social impact
BUT lack of capacity in vehicle and finance
Free Bus Card for People > 70
Barrier Free Bus, 100 expected next year
Conference and Research
ChallengesAction in Silo
Hardware Construction, less consideration for management
Resource available, distribution and effectiveness in service
New technology/information
Next Step
2008 Revised Protection Disabled People Act
Create the barrier free environment for the disabled people to participate social activities equally
Barrier free facilities construction Accessible/transportAccessing to informationBarrier free in Election
Thank You!