Archive for the ‘General Interest’ Category
Kennebunk signs onto ITNCountry pilot project to boost independence through transportation
June 16, 2021MarketWatch: “No license, no problem”
June 16, 2021ITNLehighValley has Volunteer Opportunities
June 16, 2021Transportation in the US after COVID-19: Part Three – Rural Transportation
October 21, 2020Nice props to ITNAmerica in this excellent piece by Esri’s Terry Bills.
Senators Collins, King Present Maine Senior Transportation Nonprofit with Congressional Resolution Commemorating One Millionth Ride
May 1, 2018“Westbrook, ME – At an event at Independent Transportation Network of America’s (ITNAmerica) headquarters today celebrating the organization’s one millionth ride for seniors, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King presented Katherine Freund, the founder and president of ITNAmerica, with the text of a congressional resolution they authored commemorating this significant milestone. Their resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate last week. ”
Social Work Faculty and Sanders Brown Collaborate on Aging Research
April 26, 2013“I lived next to the campus and a grocery, so I thought a car was unnecessary but I was wrong. I was imprisoned in my tiny studio apartment and felt like I was disabled. I had to ask friends for a ride when I wanted to go somewhere. As a person who highly values independence, I felt shamed when I asked for a ride from others. So, unlike my plan of living without a car for the first year of my doctorate program, I bought a car right after my first three months in Cleveland. This intense experience living without a car made me think about what the process of being disabled is like, and the role of independent transportation, impact of life space constriction on the quality of life at old age.”