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ACCESSIBILITY IN TRANSIT
Hunt description & instructions
Hunt description & instructions
Duration: one hour or less
Distance covered: about one mile
Forms of transportation required: Trimet*, Portland Streetcar*, walking/rolling
Area focus: Central west-side Portland, OR
Theme: Accessibility in public transport
*This will cost approximately $1.25-$5.00 depending on the speed of completion, if you are eligible for Trimet's reduced fare program, and/or are a Portland State University student. Details can be found here: Trimet (Hop Fastpass) fares, Portland Streetcar fares. PSU students may ride Portland Streetcar for free with proof of enrollment (PSU ID card).
Answers are included after each question in a drop-down section.
Begin the hunt
Begin the hunt
Head to the Portland State University Urban Center to begin your hunt.
Location One: SW 6th & Mill Trimet Bus Stop
Location One: SW 6th & Mill Trimet Bus Stop
Item one: Identifying the station
Item one: Identifying the station
This item is located on the bus stop sign, providing two more formats of the information located slightly above it.
Snap a photo of this, and decide how useful it is considering its placement.
Answer
Answer
Raised lettering and braille signage attached to the bus stop post at SW 6th & Mill.
Item two: Ease of boarding
Item two: Ease of boarding
Wait for a bus to arrive at this same location. When the bus arrives and the doors open, what happens to the front end of the bus?
Hint: this causes the bus to beep or chirp loudly while it is operating.
Take a short video of this happening.
Answer
Answer
The bus "kneels" to allow passengers to board easier, without having to step much higher off the curb.
Location two: PSU Urban Center Streetcar Stop
Location two: PSU Urban Center Streetcar Stop
Item three: The platform
Item three: The platform
These tactile installations help people who use canes avoid the danger of this high curb cut for the streetcar.
Once you've found it, snap a photo, move onto item three and wait for the next streetcar to come
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The tactile strip on both sides of the streetcar alignment where the tracks dip below the sidewalk to allow for level-boarding.
Item four: Škoda 10T, Inekon Trio type 12, or United Streetcar 100
Item four: Škoda 10T, Inekon Trio type 12, or United Streetcar 100
This identifies the destination of the streetcar for those who may not be able to visually tell.
You may not have time, but try to record audio when the streetcar arrives and the doors open while you board the streetcar.
Answer
Answer
This item is tricky, as sometimes it's missing. If you do not "find" it because it is missing, this is still a valid solution.
Audible route/destination announcements.
Location three: Onboard the Portland Streetcar
Location three: Onboard the Portland Streetcar
Item five: Stop request
Item five: Stop request
This button acts like the typical stop request strip, but is lower for those who may not be able to reach the higher strips and requests an additional boarding/alighting accommodation.
Snap a photo and press it when the next stop is Central Library, (SW 10th and Yamhill).
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Blue ADA ramp & stop request button in the priority seating / wheelchair area.
Item six: Alighting the low-floor vehicle
Item six: Alighting the low-floor vehicle
If you found and pressed item four, this is what deployed from the streetcar to allow for users with a mobility device to enter and exit the streetcar.
As you alight from the streetcar, try and take a photo of it, then walk towards Pioneer Square.
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ADA bridge-plate.
Location four: Pioneer Place / SW 5th Avenue MAX Station
Location four: Pioneer Place / SW 5th Avenue MAX Station
Item seven: Purchasing fare
Item seven: Purchasing fare
Offering instructions in three formats, you can purchase a fare here.
Identify the three formats, and take a photo.
Answer
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English, Spanish, and Braille.
Item eight: Adapted arrivals & service alerts
Item eight: Adapted arrivals & service alerts
This button on a pole next to item six offers an adapted version of the live arrivals info and service announcements to those who cannot read them on the screen above.
Press this button and take a photo of it, or record some audio of what happens after it's pressed.
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Audible arrival and service alert announcements by request.
Item nine: Make yourself comfortable (but not too comfortable)
Item nine: Make yourself comfortable (but not too comfortable)
These seats nearby items six and seven are an obvious example of hostile design.
Snap a photo of this station "amenity"
Answer
Answer
Two separated seats with arm rests that prevent someone from using this "bench" as anything but something to sit on.
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