Location Pushbutton-integrated APS rely on relative proximity to the crossing location, not on difference in sounds, to clarify which street crossing is being signaled....
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On-Street Bus Stops: ADA Standard Section 209.2.3
Section 209.2.3 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for on-street bus stops.
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Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities
This document reviews notable practices and considerations for accommodating pedestrians with vision disabilities on shared streets....
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Issue 1: APS volume
It is common to find APS volumes set so loud that the pushbutton locator tone and audible walk indication can be heard at midblock or across the street -- or in a quiet office or bedroom...
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Issue 4: Wrong pole! …Wrong message!
Since the APS is closer to the departure curb and curb ramp for crossing straight ahead (in line with the photographer’s direction of travel), a pedestrian hearing the sound from that APS...
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Curb Ramps at Intersections
Curb ramps at marked crossings must be wholly contained within the crosswalk, excluding side flares....
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Issue 3: Which signal? Speech WALK messages necessary
Pedestrians standing at one crosswalk could mistake the message of the other crosswalk for their indication to begin crossing....
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Chapter 6 Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Crossings Under Title II of the ADA
In this Chapter, you will learn about the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) relating to curb ramps at pedestrian crossings....
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A. The Substantive Legal Dispute
Substantive Legal Dispute Plaintiffs allege that Defendants City of Los Angeles (“the City” or “Defendant”) unlawfully failed, and are failing, to properly install and maintain accessible pedestrian...
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Issue 13: Stub poles
which the APS volume had to be set to be quite loud in order to be heard at the crosswalk and where using the tactile arrow and vibrotactile WALK indication could result in a hazardous crossing...
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Issue 2: Location relative to the crosswalk
Pedestrians who are blind may stand beside the pushbutton while waiting to cross, particularly if they use the vibrotactile indication....
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Tactile arrow
Tactile arrow The tactile arrow on the device must be aligned with the direction of travel on the crosswalk and point toward the street crossing that the pushbutton controls and signals...
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Appendix 1: ADA Accessibility Survey Instructions: Curb Ramps
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Issue 5: Tactile arrow (in line)
Label includes street name and print of how Braille should look. Braille beneath arrow is backwards version of the print version shown on label and is indented, rather than raised....
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Q11: Utility Trench Work and Curb Ramp Compliance
If the utility work impacts the curb at a pedestrian street crossing where no curb ramp exists, the work affecting the curb falls within the definition of "alteration," and a curb ramp must...
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Appendix: Checklist for APR Installations
Appendix: Checklist for APR Installations (adapted from “Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practice”, NCHRP Web-only document 117A)....
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
PERSONS WITH A MOBILITY DISABILITY: If you have used, tried to use, or believe you will in the future use or try to use any of the City of Los Angeles’s sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, streets...
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Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
of accessible pedestrian signals (APS)....
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D. What Does Title II of the ADA Require with Respect to Curb Ramps at Pedestrian Crossings?
or local government has responsibility or authority over highways, streets, roads, pedestrian crossings, or walkways....
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I. Ensuring Compliance Now and In the Future
Now that you know some of the basic ADA requirements for providing curb ramps at pedestrian crossings, you can assess whether your entity is in compliance with these requirements....
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Q12: Full-depth Pavement Patching
If the pavement patching impacts the curb at a pedestrian street crossing where no curb ramp exists, the work affecting the curb falls within the definition of “alteration,” and a curb ramp...
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3. New Construction vs. Alterations
Curb ramps must be located wherever there are curbs or other barriers to entry from a pedestrian walkway or sidewalk, including any intersection where it is legal for a pedestrian to cross...
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R302.6 Cross Slope
R302.6 Cross Slope. Except as provided in R302.6.1 and R302.6.2, the cross slope of pedestrian access routes shall be 2 percent maximum. Advisory R302.6 Cross Slope....
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Settlement Terms
Willits v. City of Los Angeles Term Sheet as of March 30, 2015
