RV 2014: Complete Streets- From Policy to Implementation by Tony Hull
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Complete Streets and ADA Common Challenges, Common Solu/ons
Tony Hull Railvolu/on
September 22, 2014
Complete Streets
Redefining the role of the street • Aspira/onal • Inclusive of all people/modes • Culture shiEing • New priori/es • New design tools • Focus on people not vehicles • Complete Streets are Accessible Streets!
Accessible (ADA Compliant) Streets
ADA has redefined public responsibility for our streets • Civil right to par/cipa/on • Inclusive of all people/abili/es • Culture shiEing • New requirements • New design tools/standards • Focus on equal accessibility • Accessible Streets are Complete Streets!
Americans with Disabili9es Act (ADA): Title II State and Local Government Services Background • Civil Rights Act (1964) • Architectural Barriers Act (1968) • Rehabilita/on Act – Sec/on 504 (1973) • Americans with Disabili/es Act (1990) • Five Titles • Title II State and Local Government Services
New Construc/on/Altera/ons – 28 CFR 35.151*
• Any facility constructed aEer 1-‐26-‐92 must comply with ADAAG/UFAS
• Altered por/ons of public facili/es must meet new construc/on guidelines to max extent feasible
Self Evalua/on/Transi/on Plan – 28 CFR 35.105
• Examine/inventory accessibility of exis/ng facili/es
• Develop and implement transi/on plan by January 1995
Understanding “Accessibility”
Elimina/on of barriers • Movement Barriers: • Difficult terrain • Obstacles/obstruc/ons • Adequate presence and width of facili/es • Allow adequate crossing /me
• Informa/on Barriers: Anything that restricts an individual’s ability to comprehend and navigate the street environment – includes addressing the needs of persons with:
• Visual disabili/es • Hearing disabili/es • Cogni/ve disabili/es
Movement Barriers
Informa9on Barriers
Nearly 25 years later – Barriers s9ll exist!
Progress to removal of barriers is slow • Programma/c approach/Lack of ADA integra/on – silo effect • Focus on mee/ng requirements over improving accessibility • Fear of liability impedes progress • Lack of clarity about standards (10 years of draE guidelines)
CS & ADA Common Challenges
Complete Streets • System-‐wide change difficult to achieve • Breaking free of tradi/onal thinking and prac/ce • ShiEing focus to “outside-‐in” approach with an emphasis on context and roadway compa/bility
Americans with Disabili9es Act • Ins/tu/onalizing standards and principles • Developing agency-‐wide capacity • Mentality of mee/ng requirements • Embracing the intent of “accessibility”
ADA can be part of the Complete Streets solu9on A Complete Street is only “Complete” when mee/ng ADA standards • CS and ADA both focus on retrofikng to correct system deficiencies • Both can only succeed with a fully integrated/holis/c approach • Accessible Public Rights-‐of-‐Way guide = Complete Street solu/ons
Accessible Public Rights-‐of-‐Way Guide: Design Solu9ons
Accessible Public Rights-‐of-‐Way Guide: Model Sidewalks
Opportunity
Embracing ADA as part of Complete Streets is win-‐win • Addressing diverse user needs • Avoiding mistakes (form over func/on?) • Improving design outcomes • Accelera/ng compliance with ADA • Op/mizing limited resources • Decreasing exposure to liability
Resources
• United States Access Board hop://www.access-‐board.gov/
• Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facili/es in the Public Rights-‐of-‐Way hop://www.access-‐board.gov/aoachments/ar/cle/743/nprm.pdf
• Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-‐of-‐Way Planning and Designing for Altera/ons (July 2007) hop://www.access-‐board.gov/aoachments/ar/cle/756/guide.pdf