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Welcome to CTRF’s 60th Annual Conference! Enjoy Ottawa
Monday May 26, 2025 11:30am - 11:50am EDT
The rate of disability in New Brunswick is currently higher than the national average, however, the impact of having a mobility disability on someone's ability to independently meet their transportation needs is not well understood. This research aimed to address this knowledge gap by piloting a 5-day travel diary survey using GPS devices and prompted recall interviews for persons with a mobility disability (n = 13) solicited from a larger mail-out survey (678 distributed, 99 Returned). After travelling with the GPS, they participated in a prompted recall interview where they identified their trip purposes, modes of transportation, and any accessibility barriers they may have encountered. Participants also completed a stated adaptation survey and a feedback survey about the travel diary techniques.

On average, participants travelled on 3.2 of their 5 travel days. Life maintenance trips were the most reported trip type, followed by return home trips. Most trips were made using a private vehicle, with an almost equal split between being a driver and being a passenger. Accessibility barriers were not frequently reported. 77% of participants reported that the methodology was effective and 92.3% supported using interviews for the prompted recall. This suggests these methods could be applied again.
Speakers
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Madeline Whitehouse

University of New Brunswick
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Trevor Hanson

Professor, University of New Brunswick
I am the President of CTRF for 2024-2025 and I teach transportation engineering and planning at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
Monday May 26, 2025 11:30am - 11:50am EDT
Desmarais 1140 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

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