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8/22/2015 Session #5.3 Public Right-of-Way Difficult Aint 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

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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

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Why do people with disabilities use pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way?

  • Work
  • School
  • Shopping/Eating
  • ut
  • Medical Appt.
  • Transit (bus,

train, etc.)

  • Recreation
  • The same

reasons everyone else does

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ADA Compliance is important

Curb Ramps

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Sidewalks

ADA Compliance is important

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Driveways

ADA Compliance is important

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Bus Stops

ADA Compliance is important

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Safety

Other Considerations

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Other Users

Other Considerations

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Drainage

Other Considerations

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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

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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”

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Directions

Throughout this presentation, assume for aerial views and maps that north is up.

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Basic Elements for PROW Pedestrian Facilities +

2  Layout

1.Landings 2.Crossings

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  • 2% x 2% max. in both directions
  • 5’ x 5’

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intersection of one or more pedestrian paths where people may turn

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where people need to stop and wait before crossing

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At bottom of stairs

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adjacent to pedestrian pushbutton

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2” < 10” OK

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30”>10” NG

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Sometimes, bigger is not better!!

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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

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Clearly defined joints

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Crossing the road is a potential area of conflict between vehicles and pedestrians

Rutland, MA – July of 2015

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Avoid skewed crossings

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  • Increased length of

crossing

  • Resulting increased

time needed for pedestrian phase

  • Makes orientation

difficult to impossible for people with vision impairments

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Be mindful

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pedestrian destinations

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Crossings: Be mindful of pedestrian destinations

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Be mindful

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pedestrian destinations

Seaside Park, N.J.

Ocean Bay 25 mph max. except along bay

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X

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Do not unnecessarily increase the number of times a person has to cross the street

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Basic Layout

Landing(s) + Crossing(s)

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Pedestrian Access Route

1.Width 2.Cross Slope 3.Running Slope 4.Vertical Differences 5.Horizontal Openings

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Resource

  • Old Access

Board Accessible Rights of Way Guide

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Think about barriers in the PAR.

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Width Width

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Width

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Resource

  • Anthropometry
  • f Wheeled

Mobility Project

–2010 for the Access Board

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Unoccupied Mobility Devices

  • Up to 38.1”

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Clear Floor Width (Occupied Mobility Devices)

  • Up to 39.7”

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Comparison of Widths

ADAAG Pinch Point ADAAG Min. Width PROWAG Min. Width PROWAG Preferred Width 32” 36” 48”

60”

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Cross Slope Cross Slope

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Cross slope

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Running Slope

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Vertical Differences

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Horizontal Openings

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Basic Construction Project Process

  • Site visits during

scoping & design

  • Questions during

scoping & design

  • Plan Reviews
  • Questions before

and during construction

  • ADA Inspection

after completion

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Inspection by Construction Personnel

  • Proactive v. Passive/Reactive

–Review layout with contractor –Check Forms –Ask questions before pouring/installation

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Be sure before you pour.

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ADA Inspection

  • Curb ramps
  • Sidewalks
  • Driveways
  • Bus Stops
  • Pedestrian Signals
  • Crossings

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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

  • fficials

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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)

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Growing Awareness

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Questions?

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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.

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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

  • ther types of disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches,

those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments).

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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.

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DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Any altered features

  • f the facility that can

be made accessible shall be made accessible.

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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).

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DOJ 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design [The proposed work is] Technically Infeasible …[if] existing physical … constraints prohibit modification … [to] full and strict compliance

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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.

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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 …

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Technically Infeasible

For alterations Comply with the requirements for new construction…

to the maximum extent feasible.

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PROW Barriers

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General Curb Ramp Layout

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Structures

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Stairs

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Cross Slope

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Equipment & Utilities

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Drainage & Steep Grades

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8%

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Driveway

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  • Sidewalk Cross Slope: 6%>>2%
  • Apron: 28% >> 10%

OUCH!!!! OUCH!!!!

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Shared Use Path

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Curb Ramps

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Please share with us your

  • wn example locations and

how you tackled the challenges.

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Joe Ellis Office 302-760-2184 Cell 302-382-0424 Joseph.Ellis@state.de.us Linda Osiecki Office 302-760-2342 Cell 302-388-0757 Linda.Osiecki@state.de.us

Questions? Thank you.

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