Accessible Parking in Accessible Communities(APAC) Project

About the Project APAC

The Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD) is implementing a new project, in partnership with Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC), called “Accessible Parking in Accessible Communities”, funded by the BC Provincial Government, through Disability Alliance BC.

The key focus is to look at potential models to strengthen community efforts around the enforcement of the use of designated accessible parking; the mainstay is GIS technology, which is supported, guided and subsequently analyzed by SPARC. We also intend to collect information on potential instances of misuse and abuse, such as “Hot Spots” with a goal to strengthen current enforcement efforts.

Project Development

• New initiative
• Built on partnership of RCD and SPARC, and RCD’s connection to the City of Richmond
• Aim to strengthen the enforcement of designated accessible parking spaces across communities
• Involves creating meaningful employment for people with disabilities

Project Summary

• Develop an inventory of designated accessible parking across the Lower Mainland using mapping technology – GIS technology, which has been developed and refined by SPARC.
• Collect information on potential instances of misuse and abuse to provide a better understanding of potential “hot spots” for abuse as well as ways to strengthen current enforcement efforts.
• Creation of a “model” that has the potential to be scaled and replicated province-wide.

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