U.S. Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way 2

[ACtrafficengr]

I think it's been at least a decade since this rule was proposed. I was starting to wonder if it ever would be adopted.

The draft manual has been treated as best practice for a while, but now it's enforceable. One thing to watch for is the maximum cross slope for walkways is 2.00%, not the 1/4"/ft (2.08%) used in the architectural standards.

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) issues its final rule that provides minimum guidelines for the accessibility of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. These guidelines, once adopted, would ensure that facilities used by pedestrians, such as sidewalks and crosswalks, constructed or altered in the public right-of-way by Federal, state, and local Governments are readily accessible to and usable by pedestrians with disabilities. When the guidelines are adopted, with or without modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations issued by other Federal agencies implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act, compliance with those enforceable accessibility standards is mandatory.

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[BridgeSmith]

Is this more than what was already enforceable and enforced on federally funded transportation projects? As I understand it, for those projects, we were already required to comply with the ever-changing ADA guidelines/requirements.

 

[coloeng]

Can you even measure the difference between 2.00% and 2.08%(1/4"/ft) in a typical sidewalk? That is only a difference of 1/100" per ft of cross slope.

 

[ACtrafficengr]

I've heard of our state DOT requiring sidewalk reconstruction for a 2.1% cross slope. I don't know how accurate the electronic levels are, so it might be worth checking it with a survey level if you're on the bubble.

My glass has a v/c ratio of 0.5

Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. -

http://xkcd.com/319/