
Göteborg’s KOLLA (Kollektivtrafik för alla) project, which started in 2005, was a collaboration between the regional Public Transport Authority (PTA), Special Transport Services and Traffic and Public Transport Authority to improve public transport for people with disabilities.
KOLLA consisted of a variety of sub-projects, including a remodelling project to remove obstacles and barriers on streets and public areas, adapting all tram and main bus stops and the 70 most-used ‘ordinary’ bus stops; and expanding the network of the Flexline bus – a special bus service for people with reduced mobility. The PTA invested approx. € 30m in the project between 2005 and 2011.
Göteborg is Sweden’s second-largest city with over 540 000 inhabitants. It approved its transport strategy, Göteborg 2035 Trafikstrategi För En Nära Storstad (available to download below), in February 2014.
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Solutions included creating 6cm raised ‘waiting’ platforms in the middle of zebra crossings for the visually impaired, with a 0cm levelled section beside them for people with disabilities to easily cross the road.
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The PTA assigned three general solutions: contrast marking, moving or removing. Removal was assigned if the pole reduced the width of the walkway to less than 0.9m.
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The PTA considered it mandatory to include railings on both sides of stairs and ramps, with contrast markings on the first and last step.
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