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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Consent Decree
Press Release IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. HUMBOLDT...
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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
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
United States District Court, C.D. California. • 925 F.Supp.2d 1089 (C.D. Cal. 2013) Mark WILLITS, Judy Griffin, Brent Pilgreen, and Calif, on behalf of themselves and all...
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DOT Memorandum: INFORMATION: Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding
Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration MEMORANDUM Subject: INFORMATION: Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding Date: August 27, 2008 From...
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Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part I of II: Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices
Sidewalks and trails serve as critical links in the transportation network by providing pedestrian access to commercial districts, schools, businesses, government offices, and recreation...
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NO. CV 10-5782 CBM (RZx) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS MARK WILLITS, JUDY GRIFFIN,...
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Reynoldson, Pixley, Whedbee v. City of Seattle - Class Action Complaint Regarding the Pedestrian Right of Way
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE No. 15-1608 COMPLAINT CLASS ACTION CONRAD REYNOLDSON, STUART PIXLEY, and DAVID WHEDBEE,...
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Development of Surface Roughness Standards for Pathways Used by Wheelchair Users: Final Report
Development of Surface Roughness Standards for Pathways Used by Wheelchair Users: Final Report December 2014 Human Engineering Research Laboratories VA Pittsburgh...
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Questions & Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration QUESTIONS &...
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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Settlement Agreement
Press Release IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. HUMBOLDT...
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
ACTION LAWSUIT ATTENTION: ALL 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...
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Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part II of II: Best Practices Design Guide
This guidebook is the second part of a two-phase project focused on designing sidewalks and trails for access....
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KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
N.D. Cal. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION Case No: C 07-3685 SBA 11-26-2014 IVANA KIROLA, et al.,...
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Q1: Pavement Treatment Considered an Alteration and Curb Ramp Compliance
Q1: When a pavement treatment is considered an alteration under the ADA and there is a curb ramp at the juncture of the altered road and an existing sidewalk (or other prepared surface for...
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Table 2: Summary of Department of Transportation Survey
Roadway grade (cross slope)-Concrete 0 5% 0.57% +0.5% 2 Roadway grade cross slope (running grade)-Concrete 0 5% 0.60% +0.5% 3 Sidewalk...
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Rough Grade Site Inspection
ROUGH GRADE SITE INSPECTION Locate and verify the plan specified accessible routes from existing public sidewalks, accessible parking locations, and...
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Executive Summary
These Americans not only rely on their assistive technology to complete simple, daily tasks, but they also depend on functional and accessible sidewalks to do so....
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Rough Grade Site Inspection
ROUGH GRADE SITE INSPECTION Locate and verify the plan specified accessible routes from existing public sidewalks, accessible parking locations, and...
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A. The Substantive Legal Dispute
Defendants City of Los Angeles (“the City” or “Defendant”) unlawfully failed, and are failing, to properly install and maintain accessible pedestrian rights of way, including curb ramps, sidewalks...
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Allowances for Typical Roadway Geometry
these requirements for pedestrian access routes in the public right-of-way and made an allowance for typical roadway geometry by permitting the grade of pedestrian access routes within sidewalks...
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III. DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION Plaintiffs' Motion seeks partial summary judgment that: (1) Public sidewalks in the City of Los Angeles are services, programs, activities, and facilities covered by Title...
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A. Whether Sidewalks Are a Service Program, or Activity Covered by Title II of the ADA and Section 564 of the Rehabilitation Act
Whether Sidewalks Are a Service Program, or Activity Covered by Title II of the ADA and Section 564 of the Rehabilitation Act Plaintiffs argue that sidewalks are subject to the access...
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B. Whether the City May Assert an Undue Burden Defense With Respect to New Construction or Alterations Under Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Such a defense is foreclosed under Title II of the ADA with respect to streets, pedestrian rights of way, sidewalks, and curb ramps that have been newly constructed or altered since January...