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Robert Dale Lynch, FAIA. Architectural Expert and Consultant
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Greg Knoop. Daylighting
There is a desire to bring in as much light as possible. Give us huge “lightscapes;” give us atriums. That will bring in a lot of light....
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Platform and Vehicle Floor Coordination: ADA Standard Section 810.5.3
Access Board’s Note to Reader: The Department of Transportation’s ADA standards note permitted alternatives where compliance is not operationally or structurally feasible in light rail...
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Section 37.49 Designation of Responsible Person(s) for Intercity and Commuter Rail Stations
Section 37.49 Designation of Responsible Person(s) for Intercity and Commuter Rail Stations This section sets forth a mechanism for determining who bears the legal and financial responsibility...
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R305.2.5 Pedestrian At-Grade Rail Crossings
R305.2.5 Pedestrian At-Grade Rail Crossings....
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Dennis W. Siemsen, O.D., Low Vision Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic
We fiddle around with the illumination and the contrast by adding direct light....
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12161(2) Commuter rail transportation
(2) Commuter rail transportation The term "commuter rail transportation" has the meaning given the term "commuter rail passenger transportation" in section 24102(5) of title 49....
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Large non-rail vehicle
Non-rail vehicles that are more than 25 feet (7.6 m) in length....
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Small non-rail vehicle
Non-rail vehicles that are equal to or less than 25 feet (7.6 m) in length....
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12161(4) Rail passenger car
(4) Rail passenger car The term "rail passenger car" means, with respect to intercity rail transportation, single-level and bi-level coach cars, single-level and bi-level dining cars,...
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12161(3) Intercity rail transportation
(3) Intercity rail transportation The term "intercity rail transportation" means transportation provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation....
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Section 37.85 Purchase or Lease of New Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars
Section 37.85 Purchase or Lease of New Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars This section incorporates the statutory requirement that new intercity and commuter rail cars be accessible....
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Slope: ADA Standard Section 810.5.1
Rail platforms shall not exceed a slope of 1:48 in all directions....
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11B-810.5.1 Slope
Rail platforms shall not exceed a slope of 1:48 in all directions....
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Section 37.87 Purchase or Lease of Used Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars
Section 37.87 Purchase or Lease of Used Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars The section also parallels closely the requirements in the ADA for the purchase or lease of accessible used rail...
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Low Vision Part 2: What Can I Do if I Have Low Vision?
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with low vision, talk with your eye care professional about vision rehabilitation and how it can help. Watch this video from the National Eye...
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ADA & Level Boarding – Accessibility Standards Applying to Passenger Rail Cars
49 CFR §§ 27.7(a), 37.5(a), 49 CFR Part 38 December 4, 2012
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49 CFR Part 38 - ADA Accessibility Specifications for Transportation Vehicles (with amendments issued through 2014)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12101-12213; 49 U.S.C. 322. Source: 56 FR 45756, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
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Direct Connections: ADA Standard Section 206.4.4.2
Section 206.4.4.2 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes to direct connections at transportation facilities.
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11B-206.4.4.2 Direct connections
Exception: In key stations and existing intercity rail stations, existing direct connections shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-404....
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Section 37.51 Key Stations in Commuter Rail Systems
Section 37.51 Key Stations in Commuter Rail Systems These sections require that key stations in light, rapid, and commuter rail systems be made accessible as soon as practicable, but...
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§ 37.42(b)
(b) For new or altered stations serving commuter, intercity, or high-speed rail lines or systems, in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing...
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§ 37.42(b)
(b) For new or altered stations serving commuter, intercity, or high-speed rail lines or systems, in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing...
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10.3.1(9)
(9) In stations covered by this section, rail-to-platform height in new stations shall be coordinated with the floor height of new vehicles so that the vertical difference, measured when...