Wednesday, January 7, 2026
noon–1:00 p.m. CST, VIRTUAL

About the Event

Accessibility is the ease of reaching valued destinations. It can be measured for various transportation modes (auto, transit, bicycling, walking), to different types of destinations (home, work, school, shopping), at different times of day. Accessibility measures can be used to answer questions such as: How many jobs can I reach within a 30-minute transit trip from my home in Evanston, Illinois?

For a decade, the University of Minnesota’s Accessibility Observatory has conducted the National Accessibility Evaluation, which measures accessibility to jobs via various modes of transportation in major metropolitan areas across the United States.

In this webinar—given in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Observatory’s founding—researchers will introduce the findings from the latest Access Across America data for metro areas across the U.S.  

Presenters

• Eric Lind, Director, Accessibility Observatory
• Andrew Owen, Lead Researcher, Accessibility Observatory
• Shirley Shiqin Liu, Researcher, Accessibility Observatory

Registration and More

This webinar is free, but registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link.

For more information, visit the CTS website or contact James De Sota at jadesota@umn.edu.