Valuing improvements to bus universal accessibility for visually impaired users: A case study in Santiago, Chile

Nicolás Cabello, Patricia Galilea and Juan de Dios Ortúzar

Research in Transportation Economics, 2025, vol. 110, issue C

Abstract: While the implementation of public transport initiatives in various countries has significantly improved universal accessibility, it's important to note that they have primarily catered for individuals with physical disabilities. The needs and barriers of the visually impaired, a distinct population segment, have not received the same level of attention.

Keywords: Visual disability; Social exclusion; Stated preferences; Latent variables; Hybrid discrete choice models; Social valuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101523

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