Combining Pedestrian Plans and ADA Transition Plans

1. Combining Pedestrian Plans and ADA Transition Plans Gail Payne Dowling Associates, Inc. September 2004

2. Presentation Overview • Current Approach • Combined Approach • Benefits • Complaints • Plan Components • Community Outreach • Inventories • Codes/Standards/Guidelines • Project Lists

3. Current Approach • Separate efforts & requirements • Pedestrian Plans: local General Plans • ADA Transition Plans: 1973 Rehabilitation Act and 1990 ADA • Street Crossings • Sidewalks to/from public facilities (NEW!!!) • Costs more planning money • Separate prioritizations occur • Reduced synergy and coordination

4. Current Approach (cont.) • Sacramento County Model

5. Combined Approach • Pedestrian Master Plan • ADA Transition Plan: integrated, appendix

6. Combined Approach – Benefits • Coordinated community outreach • Same facility inventory • Guidelines address • Disabled access requirements • Walkable community issues • Combined prioritization lists • Comprehensive grievance procedure • Share funding and staff = Streamlined/comprehensive approach

7. Combined Approach – Complaints • ADA Transition Plan = legal document • Political structures may not allow it • Pedestrian Plans include additional issues • Education • Enforcement • More costly for combined plan

8. Combined Approach - Mitigate • ADA Transition Plan Appendix • Project monitoring • Grievance procedure • ADA coordinator • ADA requirements/codes • Schedule / projects per year • Curb ramps • Crosswalks • Sidewalks at public facilities • Accessible pedestrian signals

9. Plan Components • Community Outreach • Inventories • Codes/Standards/Guidelines • Project Lists

10. Community Outreach • Increase influence at City Hall • Accessibility advocates • Vocal • Minority group • Pedestrian advocates • Few vocal members • Represent more constituents = synergy / strong advocacy base

11. Inventories • Similar Needs • Sidewalk conditions (Barden v. City of Sacramento) • Curb ramps • Street crossings • Adjacent to key land uses • Pedestrian Plan Data (Sacramento County) • Speeds • Volumes • Sidewalk buffer

12. Guidelines • ADA Codes/Standards • Path of travel • Street crossings • Pedestrian Guidelines • Exceed ADA requirements • Traffic calming • Pedestrian buffers • Retrofitting suburbia

13. Project List Coordination • Accessible Pedestrian Signals & Countdown Signals • Sidewalks & Curb Ramps • Curb Ramps & Bulb Outs • Highest Priorities for both groups

14. Conclusions • Pedestrian Plan with ADA Transition Plan • Coordinated community outreach • Similar facility inventory • Combined project lists • Guidelines address • Accessibility requirements • Walkable community issues • Shared funding and staff = Collaborative, streamlined approach

15. Questions?

16. Guidelines – ADA Walkways • Walkway Standards (Sacramento County) • Width • Passing space • Slopes (cross and running) • Meandering • Curbs • Changes in level and stairs • Gratings • Obstructions • Driveway and rail crossings • Temporary construction • Furnishings • Public transit stops

17. Guidelines – Pedestrian Walkways • Exceed ADA Standards • Buffers • Landscape strips • On-street parking • Wide outside curb lane • Bike lanes • Traffic Calming • Speed humps • Chokers • Land Uses

18. Guidelines – Pedestrian Walkways Source: www.pedbikeimages.org / Dan Burden

19. Guidelines – ADA Crossings • Crossing Standards (Sacramento County) • Curb ramps • Slopes (running, cross and gutter) • Landing • Width • Detectable warnings/borders • Surfaces • Crosswalks • Width / color / size • Slopes • Signal timing • Medians / islands • Alignment • Accessible pedestrian signal standards

20. Guidelines – Pedestrian Crossings • Exceed ADA Standards • Crossing Issues • Distances • Medians / islands • Crosswalk markings • Countdown signals • Traffic signals • Grade separations • Traffic Calming • Corner radii • Raised crosswalks / intersections • Curb bulb-outs • Roundabouts / traffic circles

21. Guidelines – Pedestrian Crossings