A city Transportation Commission meeting this week revisited long-standing accessibility concerns with Madison’s bus rapid transit and outlined ongoing efforts to resolve them.
At the committee’s last meeting on accessibility in January, community complaints included drivers not deploying bridge plates (which help connect platforms and buses), buses driving past people using walkers or wheelchairs, and drivers not allowing people with mobility issues enough time to board a bus.
But Metro Transit has been working to improve since then, including on bridge plates not deploying, said Mick Rusch, Metro Transit’s chief development officer…