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Rulemaking History
its work with organizations representing state and local government transportation officials and other transportation industry professionals, including the American Association of State Highway...
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Durability and Maintenance of Detectable Warning Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has conducted two studies on the durability and maintenance of detectable warning surfaces....
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R210 Protruding Objects
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recommends that local governments use an encroachment permit process to regulate the use of sidewalks by private...
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X. Designated Agencies
Department of Transportation: Transportation, including highways, public transportation, traffic management (non-law enforcement), automobile licensing and inspection, and driver licensing...
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D. Election Day Compliance Review
The County Election Director shall then send the Highway Department personnel to fix the non-compliant implementation of the temporary measures when possible. ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) motor vehicle safety regulations require that a wheelchair lift be tested to withstand a 600-pound load. If the manufacturer states that the design load is 800 pounds, can the transportation operator limit actual use to 600 pounds for safety reasons?
No. The NHTSA safety standards and the DOT ADA regulations were designed to complement each other. The manufacturer’s design load represents the amount of weight that the lift is...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
Until they are adopted, an excellent publication, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, has been published by the Board and the Federal Highway...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
Until they are adopted, an excellent publication, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, has been published by the Board and the Federal Highway...
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R209 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons (Section-by-Section Analysis)
pedestrian-signals/bulletin.htm; Accessible Design for the Blind: http://www.accessforblind.org/aps_abt.html; Institute of Transportation Engineers at: http://www.ite.org/education/olg.asp; National Highway...
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11. Q: If the person uses sign language, what kinds of communication will require an interpreter?
Example: An officer clocks a car on the highway driving 15 miles above the speed limit. The driver, who is deaf, is pulled over and issued a noncriminal citation....
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Purpose and Background
Purpose and Background: The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the process that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has developed to review Americans with Disabilities Act...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
Until they are adopted, an excellent publication, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, has been published by the Board and the Federal Highway...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
Until they are adopted, an excellent publication, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, has been published by the Board and the Federal Highway...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
Until they are adopted, an excellent publication, Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide, has been published by the Board and the Federal Highway...
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Governmental Units Affected (R208 Detectable Warning Surfaces) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department of Justice and Federal Highway Administration have provided guidance on accessibility standards that apply to curb ramps in the public right-of-way, including the requirement...
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Table 3
requirements in the proposed guidelines in Table 3 are compared to other applicable accessibility standards and the 2009 edition of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways...
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National Environmental Policy Act
This action is covered by the categorical exclusion listed in the Federal Highway Administration's implementing procedures, “[p]romulgation of rules, regulations, and directives.” 23 CFR...
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I. Ensuring Compliance Now and In the Future
ensuring that, effective immediately, ADA-compliant curb ramps will be provided at any intersection having curbs or other barriers to entry from a sidewalk whenever a street, road, or highway...
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Time periods
Section 35.151(e), which establishes accessibility requirements for new construction and alterations, requires that all newly constructed or altered streets, roads, or highways must contain...
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1. Executive Summary
Shared use paths are physically separated from motor vehicle traffic by an open space or barrier, and are either within the highway right-of-way or within an independent right-of-way....
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Acceleration
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities....
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206.2.1 Site Arrival Points
Access Board and the Federal Highway Administration. It is the responsibility of the design professional to comply with these public right of way requirements....
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T403 Lifts
These commenters urged the Access Board to instead reference existing standards for public vehicular lifts set forth in the FMVSS, which are issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety...