New bus stop improves commute for students with disabilities in Austria

Local officials in Gänserndorf, Austria, added a new scheduled stop to bus line 521 to assist students at the ITA Gänserndorf-Süd facility.

The bus line now stops at the Hochwaldstraße station at 15:20. This change allows students with disabilities at the ITA facility to travel independently to the Strasshof train station. Previously, the bus only stopped at that location at 12:20, 14:20, and 16:20, which did not align with the facility's 15:00 closing time.

Transportation Councilor Wolfgang Lehner and council member Thomas Stiller worked with transport planners to close this scheduling gap. The ITA facility, which provides vocational training and day structures for youth with disabilities, says the new connection supports the independence of its students. The facility is part of the Helga-Keil-Bastendorff-Privatstiftung and is located on the Sonnenfeld eco-farm.