Key points:
- The accessibility map already covers more than 70,000 objects in communities.
- The data is automatically updated after monitoring, ensuring that it remains up to date.
- The digitisation of barrier-free routes is being implemented in 15 pilot communities.
- The tool helps communities plan upgrades based on objective data.
- The Ministry of Development plans to expand the types of objects and integrate new data sets from communities and businesses.
The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, together with LUN, presented the updated results of the Accessibility Map and plans for its further development. During a briefing at the Ukraine Media Centre, speakers emphasised the importance of technological tools for creating an accessible urban environment and stressed that digital solutions are becoming key to planning spaces that are convenient for all community residents.
Currently, the map contains data on more than 70,000 objects in different regions of the country. These include residential buildings, schools, hospitals, shelters, shops, pharmacies, bus stops, parks, administrative services, and other locations that shape people’s daily routes. The tool became the first publicly available system that provides up-to-date information on the level of accessibility of a particular community. For many users, this is an opportunity to plan their movements in advance and assess conditions on the ground.
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Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Nataliia Kozlovska emphasised that digital solutions accelerate changes that require significant resources in physical infrastructure. She stressed that the map allows users to check the accessibility of a route or facility with a single click, and that open data increases community awareness and provides a basis for decision-making.
The briefing also noted that the map functions not only as an information tool. Communities use it to plan modernisations, set priorities, and analyse the dynamics of change based on objective indicators.
Anna Denisenko, Head of Social Responsibility at LUN, highlighted the advantages of digital monitoring. The data is automatically updated after the questionnaire is completed, which ensures its relevance and openness to the public and allows for quality control of the information entered.
A separate block of work concerns the digitisation of barrier-free routes within the framework of the “Movement without Barriers” project. It covers 15 pilot communities where comprehensive transport and pedestrian routes are being created. The map already contains information on more than 2,000 objects that form these routes.
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