From the article:

“After the crash, the hospital made some changes to the area, including additional signage, to increase safety. Now, there are two new signs on both sides of the construction site.

Signs in the area indicate that the sidewalk is closed, and a detour arrow points to the other side of the street, where there is a sidewalk.

The sidewalk leading up to the construction is now blocked by pylons and yellow tape.

But some said they feel more needs to be done.”

From the article:

From the article:

“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….

From the article:

“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.”

From the article:

“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.”

From the article: 

From the article:

“Raleigh’s new Comprehensive Pedestrian Plan is intended to…[set] new standards for deciding which sidewalks get built first and establishing guidelines and best practices for sidewalk and intersection construction. The plan is available online for public comment through Nov. 16.”

The article in full:

“The town of Cary will begin construction Tuesday on nine new sections of sidewalk that will fill in gaps to connect existing sidewalks.

The improvement project, which costs $700,000, will add 1.7 miles of sidewalk to the existing 389 miles. It will also include construction of accessible sidewalks and crosswalks for disabled residents.

“It all supports our efforts to make sure Cary offers ‘complete streets’ with safe and comfortable travel for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, and other users,” project engineer Bob Shultes said in a statement.

The project will be completed by spring. Work will be done during daylight hours, Monday through Saturday, weather permitting.

Locations include:

• Bissett Drive, from Farmington Woods Drive to High Meadow Drive
• 404 W. Chatham St.
• Castle Hayne Drive, from Park Village Drive to White Oak Creek Greenway
• 919 Kildaire Farm Road
• Kildaire Farm Road, from Queesnsferry Road to Glasgow Road
• Queensferry Road, from Dunedin Court to Govan Lane
• Old Apex Road, from Falcone Parkway to West Chatham Street
• Old Apex Road, from High House Road to Murphy Drive
• Kingswood Drive, from North Harrison Avenue to existing sidewalk”

From the article: 

“At all of the construction sites I’ve passed by, none have alternate access or signage for pedestrians, forcing people’s paths to divert into the street and into traffic…

…[a]ll of the rationale and requirements [for safe, accessible temporary pedestrian access routes] have been laid out for years, in various guidelines and documents, including the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 2009 edition.”

Read the whole thing.  We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

…last April, introducing SafetyWall ADA-Compliant Pedestrian Barricade.  

Since April, we have run it in our trade show exbibits to attract walkers-by and to help explain the benefits of our ADA-Compliant Barricades.

We recently began to use the video in paid advertising media, such as Public Works Online.  (Watch it on their website, here.)   We advertise in a Public Works e-mail newsletter, and decided to advertise on their web site, too.

 And….just so you know, you can watch our SafetyWall Video at You Tube, here.  We also feature the video on our main site, here.