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This bill, the Disability Access to Transportation Act, aims to improve accessible transportation for individuals with disabilities. The key provisions include: 1. Establishing a one-stop paratransit pilot program, where paratransit riders can stop for at least 15 minutes during a trip to complete essential tasks, with the goal of reducing long wait times between trips. 2. Requiring the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to publish guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way, which the Secretary of Transportation must then adopt into regulations. 3. Directing the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that individuals can easily file disability-related complaints with the Department of Transportation and requiring public transit providers to include information on the complaint process. 4. Establishing an accessibility data pilot program to help transportation planning organizations measure and improve access to important destinations for various populations, including those with disabilities. 5. Increasing funding for the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1697/all-info