8/22/2015 Session #5.3 Public Right-of-Way – Difficult Ain’t Infeasible Mid-Atlantic ADA Center Leadership Network Joe Ellis DelDOT ADA Construction Compliance Manager Linda Osiecki , M.E., P.E. DelDOT ADA Compliance Design Review Who are you? • Construction – Contractor – Construction Inspector • Design – Engineer – Designer • Federal Government • State, County or Local Government • ADA Advocates & People with Disabilities 3 1
8/22/2015 Why do people with disabilities use pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way? • Work • Recreation • School • The same reasons • Shopping/Eating everyone else out does • Medical Appt. • Transit (bus, train, etc.) 4 ADA Compliance is important Curb Ramps 5 ADA Compliance is important Sidewalks 6 2
8/22/2015 ADA Compliance is important Driveways 7 ADA Compliance is important Bus Stops 8 Other Considerations Safety 9 3
8/22/2015 Other Considerations Other Users 10 Other Considerations Drainage 11 Acronyms • ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act • ADAAG = Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines – 1991, 2002, 2004/2010 • PAR = Pedestrian Access Route • MUTCD = Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices 12 4
8/22/2015 Acronyms • ROW = Right-of-Way • PROW = Public Right-of-Way • PROWAG = Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines – 2005, 2011 – FHWA 2006 memo: • “recommended best practices” • “the state of the practice” • “consistent with the ADA’s requirement that all new facilities (and altered facilities to the maximum extent feasible) be designed and constructed to be accessible to and useable by people with disabilities” 13 14 15 5
8/22/2015 Directions Throughout this presentation, assume for aerial views and maps that north is up. 16 2 5 + Basic Elements for PROW Pedestrian Facilities 2 Layout 1.Landings 2.Crossings 6
8/22/2015 • 2% x 2% max. in both directions • 5’ x 5’ 19 intersection of one or more pedestrian paths where people may turn 20 where people need to stop and wait before crossing 21 7
8/22/2015 At bottom of stairs 22 adjacent to pedestrian pushbutton 23 2” < 10” OK 24 8
8/22/2015 30”>10” NG 25 Sometimes, bigger is not better!! 26 Landing Not Defined By Joints • Without clearly defined joints, concrete finishing can result in surfaces that are: – Non-planar – Exceed 2% because blended with adjacent ramp 27 9
8/22/2015 Clearly defined joints 28 Crossing the road is a potential area of conflict between vehicles and pedestrians Rutland, MA – July of 2015 29 Avoid skewed crossings 30 10
8/22/2015 • Increased length of crossing • Resulting increased time needed for pedestrian phase • Makes orientation difficult to impossible for people with vision impairments 31 Be mindful of pedestrian destinations 32 Crossings : Be mindful of pedestrian destinations 33 11
8/22/2015 Bay Be mindful of Ocean pedestrian destinations 25 mph max. Seaside Park, except N.J. along bay 34 35 36 12
8/22/2015 37 X 38 Do not unnecessarily increase the number of times a person has to cross the street 39 13
8/22/2015 Basic Layout Landing(s) + Crossing(s) 41 Pedestrian Access Route 1.Width 2.Cross Slope 3.Running Slope 4.Vertical Differences 5.Horizontal Openings 14
8/22/2015 Resource • Old Access Board Accessible Rights of Way Guide 43 44 45 15
8/22/2015 46 Think about barriers in the PAR. 47 Width Width 48 16
8/22/2015 49 Width 50 Resource • Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility Project – 2010 for the Access Board 51 17
8/22/2015 Unoccupied Mobility Devices • Up to 38.1” 52 Clear Floor Width (Occupied Mobility Devices) • Up to 39.7” 53 Comparison of Widths 32” ADAAG Pinch Point 36” ADAAG Min. Width 48” PROWAG Min. Width PROWAG Preferred 60” Width 54 18
8/22/2015 Cross Slope Cross Slope 55 56 Cross slope 57 19
8/22/2015 Running Slope 58 Vertical Differences 59 Horizontal Openings 60 20
8/22/2015 61 Basic Construction Project Process • Site visits during scoping & design • Questions during scoping & design • Plan Reviews • Questions before and during construction • ADA Inspection after completion 62 Inspection by Construction Personnel • Proactive v. Passive/Reactive – Review layout with contractor – Check Forms – Ask questions before pouring/installation 63 21
8/22/2015 Be sure before you pour. 64 ADA Inspection • Curb ramps • Sidewalks • Driveways • Bus Stops • Pedestrian Signals • Crossings 65 Barriers to Compliance • Lack of enforcement • Lack of awareness and education of the disabled community • Lack of public involvement – Requests – Complaints – Contacting legislators and other public officials 66 22
8/22/2015 Barriers to Compliance • Lack of design and coordination before construction • Decision-making without knowledge and training by administrators, designers and construction personnel • Institutional Inertia – “The way we’ve always done it ” • Maintenance (or lack thereof) 67 Growing Awareness 68 Questions? 69 23
8/22/2015 2004 ADAAG 202.3 Alterations . Where existing elements or spaces are altered, each altered element or space shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapter 2. EXCEPTIONS: …. 2. In alterations , where compliance with applicable requirements is technically infeasible , the alteration shall comply with the requirements to the maximum extent feasible . 70 DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (c) To the maximum extent feasible . The phrase "to the maximum extent feasible," as used in this section, applies to the occasional case where the nature of an existing facility makes it virtually impossible to comply fully with applicable accessibility standards through a planned alteration. In these circumstances, the alteration shall provide the maximum physical accessibility feasible. Any altered features of the facility that can be made accessible shall be made accessible. If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would not be feasible, the facility shall be made accessible to persons with other types of disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments). 71 DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design …[if] the nature of an existing facility makes it virtually impossible to comply fully with applicable accessibility standards through a planned alteration. … provide the maximum physical accessibility feasible . 72 24
8/22/2015 DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Any altered features of the facility that can be made accessible shall be made accessible. 73 DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would not be feasible, the facility shall be made accessible to persons with other types of disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments). 74 DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design [The proposed work is] Technically Infeasible …[if] existing physical … constraints prohibit modification … [to] full and strict compliance 75 25
8/22/2015 PROWAG R202.3 Alterations. Where existing elements , spaces, or facilities are altered , each altered element, space, or facility within the scope of the project shall comply with the applicable requirements for new construction . 76 PROWAG R202.3.1 Existing Physical Constraints. Where existing physical constraints make it impracticable … to fully comply with the requirements for new construction , compliance is required to the extent practicable … 77 Technically Infeasible For alterations Comply with the requirements for new construction … to the maximum extent feasible . 78 26
8/22/2015 PROW Barriers 79 General Curb Ramp Layout 80 Public Right-of-Way – Difficult Ain’t Infeasible 81 27
8/22/2015 Structures 82 83 84 28
8/22/2015 85 86 87 29
8/22/2015 88 Stairs 89 90 30
8/22/2015 91 Cross Slope 92 93 31
8/22/2015 94 95 Equipment & Utilities 96 32
8/22/2015 97 98 99 33
8/22/2015 100 101 102 34
8/22/2015 Drainage & Steep Grades 103 104 105 35
8/22/2015 106 8% 107 108 36
8/22/2015 109 Driveway 110 111 37
8/22/2015 112 113 114 38
8/22/2015 • Sidewalk Cross Slope: 6%>>2% • Apron: 28% >> 10% OUCH!!!! OUCH!!!! 115 116 117 39
8/22/2015 118 119 120 40
8/22/2015 121 122 123 41
8/22/2015 Shared Use Path 124 125 126 42
8/22/2015 Curb Ramps 127 128 129 43
8/22/2015 130 131 Difficult Ain’t Infeasible 132 44
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