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Apr 26, 2012
The Contents and Principles of Barrier-Free Design in Urban Mass Transit
Authors: Jiu-xi Li [email protected] and Design and Art College, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, Chun-shan Wang, Shu-peng Zhao, Shi-fang Zhang, and Xi-yin GaoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2007
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There are some obstacles for the disabled and the elder in the urban mass transit system, such as steps, slits. Based on principles of barrier-free design, taking the elder, disabled, expectant/nursing mothers and those who carry baggage as specifically users, this paper studied their behavior and the obstacles in urban mass transit system and made the intensive study of the urban mass transit vehicle and waiting space from their physiological demand and psychological demand. Put forward plans of waiting space, wheelchair place, priority seats in urban mass transit system.
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Jiu-xi Li [email protected] and Design and Art College, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China. E-mail: [email protected] and Design and Art College, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Chun-shan Wang
Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
Shu-peng Zhao
Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
Shi-fang Zhang
Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
Xi-yin Gao
Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding, China
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