Community Transit Grant Program Awards Announce $1.9 Million in Support

by James Fuccione | Jan 4, 2023 | News and Updates

In it’s final days, the Baker Administration announced a total of $1.9 million for municipalities, Councils on Aging, Regional Transit Authorities, and nonprofit organizations under the Community Transit Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Department...

New Resource from NADTC Helps Transportation Providers Address the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss

by James Fuccione | Dec 27, 2022 | News and Updates

Developed with transportation providers in mind, a new guide from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) and the American Foundation for the Blind provides resources and information on understanding aging and vision loss, possible solutions to...

NADTC Conducting Survey to Guide Work Promoting Transportation for Older Adults, People with Disabilities

by James Fuccione | Sep 14, 2022 | News and Updates

The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) – a program of the Federal Transit Administration administered by Easterseals and USAging with guidance from ACL – wants to hear about challenges and promising practices in providing accessible...

Deadline is 7/31 For Submitting Feedback for MassDOT’s ‘Beyond Mobility’ Plan

by James Fuccione | Jul 27, 2022 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is encouraging age- and dementia friendly community stakeholders to submit comments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) survey to inform their long-range transportation plan, called Beyond...

MassMobility Adds New Webpages with Resources on Active Transportation

by James Fuccione | Jul 25, 2022 | News and Updates

In partnership with the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, the Human Service Transportation (HST) Office has debuted two new webpages to share information about MassHealth transportation with members: mass.gov/masshealthrides – a “single...