Evaluación de la accesibilidad para sistemas de transporte subterráneo: análisis del metro de Santiago - Chile
Journal
Revista Hábitat Sustentable
ISSN
0719-0700
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Liborio Navas
CONTRERAS ROMO, JORGE SEBASTIÁN
Zulay Gimenez
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
Considering that a significant part of the world's population lives with some disability and life expectancy is increasing, accessible transportation would allow people to improve their quality of life and access more socioeconomic opportunities. Based on a mixed descriptive design (qualitative, ethnographic, and quantitative), this article presents a tool for evaluating the level of accessibility to subway trains for people with visual, physical, cognitive, and hearing disabilities. Data from 30 Metro stations in Santiago de Chile were analyzed, studying movements into the station, permanence in the payment area, and movements toward platforms and connecting lines. Among the indicators evaluated, those related to getting to the platform have the lowest levels of accessibility, as they do not meet all the needs of the different types of disabilities analyzed.
Subjects
accessibility
;
intellectual disability
;
physical disability
;
sensory impairment
;
subway