Laufenberg Abstract Trails made with wood chips are difficult for those who use mobility aids because the surface is soft, uneven, and shifting....
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Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Trails
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36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas - Preamble
a final rule that amends the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines by adding scoping and technical requirements for camping facilities, picnic facilities, viewing areas, trails...
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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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Outdoor Developed Areas: A Summary of Accessibility Standards for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas
Acknowledgments The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) developed the accessibility guidelines for trails, camping and picnic facilities, viewing...
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National Trail Surfaces Study Final Report
National Trail Surface Study Final Report February 2014 Staff Liaison Bill Botten U.S....
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2013 Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG)
Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG) 2013 All Trails and Constructed Features Addressed in the FSTAG and FSORAG that are constructed or altered within the National...
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36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas
a final rule that amends the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines by adding scoping and technical requirements for camping facilities, picnic facilities, viewing areas, trails...
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Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-103 Date: October 2004 Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety Federal Highway Administration Research and Development...
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Accessible Gates for Trails and Roads
Phone: 406–329–4719; fax: 406–329–3719; e-mail: jgroenier@fs.fed.us Accessible Gates for Trails and Roads James "Scott" Groenier, Project Leader The Missoula Technology and Development...
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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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Wheelchair Accessible Gates
Web sites with designs that allow wheelchair access while restricting access by ATVs and motorcycles are listed near the end of this tech tip. The best Web site was that of Scottish...
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7.1 Conditions for an Exception
Where one or more of the following conditions exists on a trail, an “exception” provided in the guidelines for that specific technical requirement can be used where that condition exists...
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7.2 General Exceptions
The basis for the determination that General Exception 1 or General Exception 2 apply shall be documented and maintained with the records of the construction or alteration project. ...
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7.2.1 General Exception 1
Where a condition in 7.1 prohibits full compliance with a specific requirement in 7.4 on a trail segment, that trail segment shall comply with the specific requirement to the maximum extent...
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7.2.2 General Exception 2
If after applying General Exception 1 it is determined that it is impracticable to provide a trail complying with 7.4, the trail shall not be required to comply with 7.4....
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7.2.2.1 Determining Impracticability
The combination of trail running slope (grade) and cross slope exceeds 1:2.5 (40 percent) for over a distance of 20 feet (6m). Limiting Factor 2. ...
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7.2.2.2 Extent of Impracticability
Where General Exception 2 permits exemption of an entire trail from the requirements of section 7.4.1 through 7.4.8, it may be beneficial to construct a portion of the trail to meet the...
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Trail
For purposes of the FSTAG and FSORAG, a trail is a pedestrian route developed primarily for outdoor recreational purposes. ...
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7.3 Definitions
All trail-related definitions used in the FSTAG are from the Forest Service Manual or Handbook, the Forest Service Infra Trails Module, Trail Assessment and Condition Survey (TRACS) reference...
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“Accessible Trail” is a term to avoid
Therefore, a trail that has been constructed in accordance with the FSTAG should be advertised as a “trail that complies with the trail accessibility guidelines”, rather than as an “accessible...
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Alteration
A change in the original purpose, intent, or function of a trail. ...
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Hiker/Pedestrian Trail
A trail with a designed use of hiker/pedestrian that is designed, constructed, and maintained for hiker/pedestrian use. ...
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Maintenance
Routine or periodic repair of trails or trail segments to restore them to the standards to which they were originally designed and built. ...
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Managed Use
An FTDS term for the mode(s) of travel for which a trail is actively managed....