Kingston Transit – Priority Seating Policy The Report of the Commissioner of Transportation, Properties and Emergency Services (EITP-10-031) recommends: THAT the Environment, Infrastructure and Transportation Policies Committee recommend that Council adopt a Priority Seating Policy for Kingston Transit that designates the front space as priority seating for seniors, people with disabilities, and passengers travelling with children in strollers, on a first come, first serve basis;
and,
THAT the policy establish a maximum size of 30 inches wide x 48 inches long and for wheelchairs, scooters and strollers.
It is discriminatory to expect seniors and people with disabilities to wait on the side of the road for the next bus, possibly in inclement weather, if the front seats are being used by parents with strollers.
They can buy a smaller stroller and, if necessary, move to the back of the bus. People who need to use an assistive device such as a wheelchair, walker, cane, crutches, a guide dog, or some other form of assistive device, do not. Further, by law, wheelchair must be secured in a moving vehicle.
Updates
June 6, 2011
I was riding the bus earlier and just watched an elderly woman struggle to find a spot while the front was completely packed with oversized strollers which really proves that this policy is going to cause unnecessary trouble for people who just need to get home safely. I have been drafting a long email to the transit office to explain why the current system is failing us but honestly it feels like they are not even listening to common sense right now.
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people have to stop bringing these massive strollers on the bus during rush hour. get a collapsible umbrella stroller like the rest of us did.
my mom has bad knees and relies on those seats to get to her doctors appointments. its not right to make people stand when they cant physically do it.
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Kingston Transit – Priority Seating Policy The Report of the Commissioner of Transportation, Properties and Emergency Services (EITP-10-031) recommends: THAT the Environment, Infrastructure and Transportation Policies Committee recommend that Council adopt a Priority Seating Policy for Kingston Transit that designates the front space as priority seating for seniors, people with disabilities, and passengers travelling with children in strollers, on a first come, first serve basis;
and,
THAT the policy establish a maximum size of 30 inches wide x 48 inches long and for wheelchairs, scooters and strollers.
It is discriminatory to expect seniors and people with disabilities to wait on the side of the road for the next bus, possibly in inclement weather, if the front seats are being used by parents with strollers.
They can buy a smaller stroller and, if necessary, move to the back of the bus. People who need to use an assistive device such as a wheelchair, walker, cane, crutches, a guide dog, or some other form of assistive device, do not. Further, by law, wheelchair must be secured in a moving vehicle.
Updates
June 6, 2011
I was riding the bus earlier and just watched an elderly woman struggle to find a spot while the front was completely packed with oversized strollers which really proves that this policy is going to cause unnecessary trouble for people who just need to get home safely. I have been drafting a long email to the transit office to explain why the current system is failing us but honestly it feels like they are not even listening to common sense right now.
3 Comments
Ridiculous idea. Those seats are there for a reason. Keep them reserved for people who actually need them for mobility.
people have to stop bringing these massive strollers on the bus during rush hour. get a collapsible umbrella stroller like the rest of us did.
my mom has bad knees and relies on those seats to get to her doctors appointments. its not right to make people stand when they cant physically do it.
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Ridiculous idea. Those seats are there for a reason. Keep them reserved for people who actually need them for mobility.