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“Cole will studyexisting conditions of pedestrianaccess routes in public right-of-ways to determine compliance with the ADA.”

This is a first, to our knowledge.  We often read of ADA consultants hired to examine existing facilities; we have never before read of a consultant hired to review pedestrianaccess routes.  

Would that all municipalities follow Clayton’s example.

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“But the bigger issue was store accessibility, because the original design for temporary accessibility made it much harder for customers to actually get in the front doors, she said.”

In addition to the accessibility issue, the observant reader will note the sidewalk closure, pictured right, and the bicycle barricades (see the article online) are not ADA-compliant.

A drum and a sign do not serve as a detectable sidewalk closure.  1 drum doesn’t close the full width of the sidewalk. Nor is the drum detectable by hand or walking device; those with limited vision will not know what message the drum / sidewalk closure conveys.  

The bicycle barricades do not appear to interlock, but even if they do, the gap between bottom horizontal bar and the ground is far more than the maximum 2″.  Also, the barricade feet protrude into the walkway, which is a trapping hazard for anyone, especially those with limited vision or those who use walking devices.

So, call us already, and book our workshop, “Building Accessible Work Zones”, at no charge to you and 20 of your closest colleagues. 

Some restrictions are applicable. But, call us anyway!

In Lincoln, sidewalk closures, and temporary pedestrian access routes, gone wrong….

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“Instead, the contractor, whose name Figard couldn’t remember, removed the existing brick of the sidewalk, leaving no room for pedestrians to walk — or, in Masek’s case, pedal.”

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The Florida Department of Transportation is spending $8.9 million to resurface Philips Highway, and make 16 bus stops ADA compliant by adding concrete slabs so wheelchair riders can load and unload safely.  Action News found that’s where the concrete ends though.  The five mile stretch still has no sidewalks.”

There’s a good piece of video at the link, too, showing the bus stops along the highway.

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“Among the concerns under review: Why wasn’t the sidewalk shut down before they attempted to pull the wall down?”

Boy howdy.

From the article: “The contractors park along the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to walk in traffic for several car lengths. Drivers…can’t see pedestrians coming out from the front of the large trucks and vice versa.”

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“Light poles, street signs and hydrants obstruct the sidewalks, preventing anyone in a wheelchair or walker from continuing very far beyond the aprons of new concrete that blend the sidewalk down into the street.”

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“In 2000, Levine’s group retained Towill Inc. of Concord, Calif., to help develop a dual-purpose Curb Ramp Information System (CRIS) that provides the foundation for a curb-ramp map the public can access on the city’s website as well as an asset-management tool for infrastructure managers.”

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