First Annual Colorado Chapter Conference Englewood, CO. Accessible Pedestrian Facilities in the

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1 First Annual Colorado Chapter Conference Englewood, CO Accessible Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way October 14 th, 2014

2 Mode of Transportation Photo: Mountain Waters Rafting, LLC

3 Session Overview o Review of ADA & Federal Regulations o Enforcement o Proposed PROWAG Guidelines, 2011 o Pedestrian Access Routes & Sidewalks o Curb Ramps o Steps to Ensure Compliance o Communicating With the Contractor

4 Who Do We Design For? ALL Ages ALL Abilities Photo: Denver Westword Blogs

5 Creating Equality

6 Review of ADA Regulations

7 Acronyms Abound o ADA=American Dental Association???? o Title II o ADAAG o FHWA o DOT o 2010 Standards o AASHTO o DOJ o MUTCD o Section 504

8 Discrimination is illegal Primary Regulations o Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Th A i i h Di bili i A o The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), of 1990

9 Standards vs. Guidelines o Guidelines are developed by U. S. Access Board o Enforceable after Adoption by an Agency o 2010 ADA Standards, March 2012 o PROWAG- Proposed Guidelines, July 2011

10 Standards vs. Guidelines

11 Intent of the ADA Ensure that facilities are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities

12 The Goal IS a Compliant Asset

13 Enforcement Title II no qualified individual with a disability, shall by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, the services, programs, or activities of a public entity or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity. 42 U.S.C ; 28 C.F.R Title II ADA

14 PROWAG Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way July 26, 2011

15 Apply Design Standards & Guidelines PROWAG Preamble Regulatory Assessment Text of the Proposed Rule Technical Provisions Advisory Notes Illustrations FHWA: Best Practice

16 PROWAG Elements 4 Chapters o R2 Scoping Requirements o R3 Technical Requirements Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) Curb Ramps and Blended Transitions Accessible Pedestrian Signals Transit Stops/Shelters Street Furniture On-Street Parking/ Passenger Loading Zones

17 Report: Plan & Design Accessible PROW

18 Report: Plan & Design Accessible PROW Related Design Standards MUTCD Local Municipal Specifications and Standards Related Design Guidelines AASHTO PROWAG

19 Design Balance o In an alteration, a balance needs to be struck between pedestrian and vehicle users... o [Adjusting an existing facility] takes a much greater degree of creativity, thought, and engineering know-how than starting from scratch on a new project.

20 Report: Dimensional Tolerances in Construction and for Surface Accessibility (2011) Minimum or Maximum should not be considered dimensions for design

21 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)

22 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) 4 Minimum 4 feet minimum exclusive of the curb

23 PAR Continues Around All Obstructions 4 Minimum

24 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) Running slope of PAR may match-not exceedadjacent roadway

25 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)

26 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) o Some slope needed for drainage o Max cross slope 2% o o Construction tolerances? Design accordingly 2% cross slope max

27 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) 2% HERE Cross Slope: 2% Maximum

28 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) Surfaces: o Stable o Firm o Slip Resistance sta

29 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)

30 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)

31 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR)

32 Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) Changes in level same as 2010 ADA Standards does not apply to grade breaks

33 Grates and Openings No more than ½ opening in direction of travel

34 Pedestrian Circulation Area

35 Pedestrian Circulation Area No protruding objects the entire width

36 Pedestrian Circulation Area o Objects between 27 and 80 may not protrude more than 4 o Post mounted objects must not protrude more than 4 beyond the base

37 Street Furniture Reference 2010 ADA Standards

38 Shared Use Paths (SUP) o U. S. Access Board Supplemental Rule to address access- February 13, 2013 o Deadline to submit comments on SNPR May 14, 2013 o o Guideline provisions for SUP will be included in PROWAG Applies to design, construction, & alterations

39 Shared Use Paths (SUP)

40 Pedestrian Crossings

41 Pedestrian Crossings RUN!!!

42 Pedestrian Crossings

43 Pedestrian Crossings

44 Curb Ramps & Blended Transitions

45 Anatomy of a Curb Ramp Perpendicular Flared Side Grade Break Curb Return Clear Space Grade Break Sidewalk Sidewalk Flared Side Clear Space Turning Space Running Slope Running Slope Grade Break Grade Break Detectable Warning Surface Clear Space Detectable Warning Surface Running Slope Flared Side Turning Space Sidewalk Sde

46 Anatomy of a Curb Ramp y p Parallel Side- Sidewalk walk Running Slope Grade Break Turning Space Running Slope Grade Break Turning Space Clear Space Detectable Running Clear Space Turning Space Grade Running Slope Detectable Warning Surface Side- Running Slope Running Slope Sidelk Grade Break Grade Break Sidewalk Grade Break walk Running Slope walk Clear Space Break Grade Break Detectable Warning Surface

47 Technical Details of Pedestrian Refuge Island 5 Min 6 Min 2 in Direction of Travel 2 in Direction of Travel The Pedestrian Refuge should be minimum of 6 wide with 2 of detectable warning surface separated by at least 2 of surface without detectable warnings. See section R in PROWAG.

48 Non-Compliant Curb Ramp

49 Curb Ramps & Blended Transitions Parall el Blended Transition

50 Curb Ramps & Blended Transitions Parallel Perpendicular

51 Perpendicular Curb Ramps

52 Curb Ramp Chasing Grade

53 Compliant Curb Ramps

54 Surveying and Staking

55 LiDAR = Light Detection and Ranging Visual The shear number of points goes beyond merely representing objects, to reproducing them graphically Complete Everything within sight and range of the scanner is captured. Things the surveyor is not even aware of will be recorded in the point cloud data data that may be useful. u Functional Not long ago, the state of the art in LiDAR and computing was inadequate and very expensive. Today s computers and software are definitely up to the task of handling massive point data, making LiDAR practical.

56 LiDAR data acquisition has revolutionized the way we think about field data. Speed Accuracy Completeness Safety, Safety, Safety

57 LiDAR ADA Application

58 Communicating With the Contractor

59 Communicating With the Contractor

60 Communicating With the Contractor ADA Curb Ramp Documentation Form Used by Contractors Verified by Inspectors Assigned Curb Ramp Number Linked to GIS Data base

61 GIS Database

62 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes

63 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes Part 6 of MUTCD

64 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes

65 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes

66 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes Pedestrian delineation Pedestrian delineation with a continuous edge

67 Guidance for Practice Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act in Work Zones: A Practitioner Guide onesafety.org/fhworg/fhw a_wz_grant/atssa/ atssa_ada_guideada #s1a

68 Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)

69 Accessible Pedestrian Signals Max. Reach- 48 AFF Reach Ranges Min. Reach- 15 AFF (forward & side) Side Reach within 10

70 Accessible Pedestrian Signals Additional Features: Locator tone Audible and vibrotactile detectors Tactile arrow indicates direction Volume adjusts for ambient noise Speech walk criteria MUTCD 4E.11 Extended press features

71 Accessible Pedestrian Signals

72 Transit Stops & Shelters

73 Transit Stops & Shelters Connect boarding areas and shelters/pedestrian network with a PAR

74 Transit Stops & Shelters Connect boarding areas & shelters g with PAR

75 Transit Stops & Shelters Lift or ramp deployment & shelters are covered in PROWAG

76 On-Street Parking

77 On-Street Parking Number of accessible spaces is based upon total spaces on a block perimeter (marked or metered) R214 Scoping Section

78 Angled or Perpendicular Parking Trench Drain included in project

79 Legal Settlements Kinney v. Yerusalim Barden v. City of Sacramento, CA /settlemt htm

80 Resources to Stay Up to Date o Proposed Guidelines for Public Rights-of- Way (PROWAG), 2011 o Accessible Public Rights-of-Way: Planning and Designing for Alterations o Accessible Rights-of-Way: A Design Guide o Accessible Sidewalks (DVD) o Shared Use Path Accessibility Guidelines o Detectable Warnings Update o Many research reports /public-rights-way-prow

81 Local Resources /public-rights-way-prow

82 Jeff Werner, PE Accessibility Specialist Thank YOU!