Let’s Get Technical: Standards , Best Practices, and Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way For

1. Let’s Get Technical: Standards, Best Practices, and Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way For Montana Department of Transportation presented by Geoff Ames April 2, 2014

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8. This Session Will Cover: • Highlights of the comparison of available guidelines, standards, and best practices for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way • Introduction/Background • Elements of Pedestrian Facilities • Scoping – where, when, how many • Technical provisions –design specifications

9. THE Rules to Follow? Revised Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way (11/23/2005) ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities (11/29/2006) ADA Standards for Accessible Design (9/15/2010) Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way (7/26/2011) Proposed Supplements to Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way; Shared Use Paths (2/13/2013)

10. Standards vs. Guidelines • Standards are enforceable scoping and technical provisions that have been adopted by federal regulation • Guidelines are recommended scoping and technical provisions developed by committee (U.S. Access Board) • Guidelines adopted as best practices are not enforceable

11. Elements of Pedestrian Facilities Pedestrian Access Route (PAR) Alternate Pedestrian Access Route Pedestrian Crossings Curb Ramps and Blended Transitions Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) Protruding Objects Pedestrian Signs

12. Elements of Pedestrian Facilities Street Furniture Bus/Transit Stops Stairways Handrails Vertical Access On-Street Parking Passenger Loading Zones

13. Elements of Pedestrian Facilities Call Boxes Transit Platforms Escalators Detectable Warning Surfaces Doors, Doorways, and Gates

14. Scoping • When? • Where? • How many?

15. PROWAG 2005 Scoping All newly designed and newly constructed facilities located in public right-of-way All altered portions of existing facilities located in public right-of-way… to maximum extent feasible

16. PROWAG 2011 Scoping All newly constructed facilities, altered portions of existing facilities, and elements added to existing facilities for pedestrian circulation and use located in public right-of-way

17. 2010 ADA Standards Scoping All areas of newly designed and newly constructed buildings and facilities and altered portions of existing buildings and facilities

18. ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities Scoping All areas of newly designed and newly constructed buildings and facilities and altered portions of existing buildings and facilities

19. SNPR – Shared Use Paths 2013 Scoping All newly constructed facilities, altered portions of existing facilities, and elements added to existing facilities for pedestrian circulation and use located in public right-of-way

20. Transitional Segments - Scoping PROWAG 2005: connecting to existing unaltered segments must comply (R301) to maximum extent feasible PROWAG 2011 and SUPs: of PARs must connect to existing unaltered segments of pedestrian circulation paths & comply (R302) to extent practicable 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards: no scoping

21. Prohibited Reduction in Required Access • PROWAG 2005, 2011, & SUPs: • An alteration shall not decrease or have effect of decreasing accessibility of a facility or an accessible connection to an adjacent building/site. • 2010 ADA & Transportation Standards: • An alteration that decreases or has effect of decreasing accessibility of a building or facility… is prohibited.

22. Prohibited Reduction in Required Access • PROWAG 2005 • Advisory: Sidewalk improvements that correct existing excessive cross slope should be carefully planned to avoid imposition of barriers elsewhere, as, for example, creating excessive slope in a curb ramp or adding a step at an existing building entrance.

23. Prohibited Reduction in Required Access • PROWAG 2011 & SUPs • Sidewalk improvements that correct existing excessive cross slope should be carefully planned to avoid creating excessive slope in curb ramps or adding a step at existing building entrances. • 2010 ADA & Transportation Standards: • Say nothing about sidewalks

24. Pedestrian Access Route • PROWAG 2005 • Pedestrian circulation paths shall contain a PAR complying with R301 which connects to facilities, elements, and spaces required to be accessible by Chapter R2 and to accessible routes required to connect to public streets and sidewalks by section 206.2.1 of appendix B to 36 CFR part 1191 or section F206.2.1 of appendix C of 36 CFR 1191.

25. Pedestrian Access Route • PROWAG 2011 & SUPs • PARs shall be provided in accordance with R204 and shall comply with R302. • 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards • Have no scoping requirement specific to pedestrian access routes in public right-of-way

26. Street Crossings • PROWAG 2005 • Where pedestrian street/rail track crossing is provided, it shall contain a compliant PAR. • Where a pedestrian rail crossing is not contained within a street/highway, compliant detectable warning shall be provided. • PROWAG 2011 and SUPs • PAR shall be provided within pedestrian street crossings, including medians, & pedestrian refuge islands, & pedestrian at-grade rail crossings.

27. Street Crossings • 2010 ADA and ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities • Make no mention of street crossings

28. Curb Ramps & Blended Transitions • PROWAG 2005 • Compliant curb ramp or blended transition, or a combination of curb ramps and blended transitions, shall connect PAR to each pedestrian street crossing within width of each crosswalk. • PROWAG 2011 & SUPs • Compliant curb ramp, blended transition, or a combination of curb ramps and blended transitions shall connect PARs at each pedestrian street crossing. … within width of the pedestrian street crossing…

29. Curb Ramps & Blended Transitions • 2010 ADA & Transportation Standards • Have no specific scoping provision for curb ramps • However, (DOJ’s) Part 35 regulations require: • “curb ramps or other sloped areas where pedestrian walks cross curbs” 35.150(d)(2) • (DOT’s) Part 37 regulations do not scope curb ramps

30. Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) • PROWAG 2005 • Where pedestrian signals are provided at pedestrian street crossings, they must be compliant. • PROWAG 2011 & SUPs • Where pedestrian signals are provided at pedestrian street crossings, they shall include accessible pedestrian signals and pedestrian pushbuttons complying with sections 4E.08 through 4E.13 of the MUTCD.

31. Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) • 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards • Have no scoping or technical provisions for APS

32. On-Street Parking

33. On-Street Parking • PROWAG 2005 • Where on-street parking is marked or metered, accessible parking spaces complying with R308 shall be provided on block perimeter in accordance with Table R216.

34. Table R216 Accessible Parking Spaces

35. On-Street Parking • PROWAG 2011 and SUPs • Where on-street parking is provided on block perimeter and parking is marked or metered, accessible parking spaces complying with R309 shall be provided in accordance with Table R214. • Where parking pay stations are provided and parking is not marked, each 20 feet of block perimeter where parking is permitted shall be counted as one parking space.

36. On-Street Parking • 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards • Have no scoping or technical provisions for on-street parking

37. Passenger Loading Zones • PROWAG 2005 • Where passenger loading zones are provided, a minimum of one passenger loading zone shall be provided in every continuous 100 feet of loading zone space or fraction thereof.

38. Passenger Loading Zones • PROWAG 2011, SUPs, 2010 ADA, and Transportation Standards • Where passenger loading zones other than transit (bus) stops are provided, at least one accessible passenger loading zone shall be provided for each 30m/100 feet of continuous loading zone space or fraction thereof.

39. Detectable Warnings • PROWAG 2005 • Detectable warning surfaces shall comply with R304. • Scoping requirement for curb ramps, blended transitions, and landings is advisory only • Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings along full length of public use area of platform.

40. Detectable Warnings • PROWAG 2011 and SUPs • Detectable warning surfaces shall be provided at following locations on PARs and at transit stops: • 1) Curb ramps and blended transitions at pedestrian street crossings; • 2) Pedestrian refuge islands; • 3) Pedestrian at-grade rail crossings not located within street/highway; • 4) Boarding platforms at transit stops for buses and rail vehicles where edges of boarding platform are not protected by screens or guards; • 5) Boarding and alighting areas at sidewalk or street level transit stops for rail vehicles where side of boarding and alighting areas facing rail vehicles is not protected by screens or guards.

41. Detectable Warning Surfaces

42. Detectable Warnings • 2010 ADA Standards • Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings along full length of public use area of platform. • Chapter 2 of the 2010 ADA Standards makes no mention of detectable warnings

43. Platform Edge

44. Detectable Warnings • Transportation Standards • A curb ramp shall have a detectable warning. Detectable warning shall extend full width of curb ramp and shall extend either full depth of curb ramp or 24 inches deep minimum measured from back of curb on ramp surface. • Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings along full length of public use area of platform.

45. Pedestrian Access Route • PROWAG 2005 • PARs shall comply with R301 and shall connect pedestrian elements and facilities required to be accessible. • PROWAG 2011 and SUPs • PARs shall comply with R302. • 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards • No provisions for PARs

46. Technical Provisions • Technical requirements are based on adult dimensions and anthropometrics • Dimensions that are not stated as "maximum" or "minimum" are absolute. • All dimensions are subject to conventional industry tolerances except where the requirement is stated as a range with specific minimum and maximum end points.

47. PAR Continuous Width

48. PAR - Continuous Width • PROWAG 2005 • Minimum continuous and unobstructed clear width of a PAR shall be 4 feet, exclusive of width of curb. • PROWAG 2011 and SUPs • Except as provided in R302.3.1*, continuous clear width of PARs shall be 4 feet minimum, exclusive of width of curb. * 5 feet within medians and pedestrian refuge islands

49. PAR – Passing Space

50. Accessible Route –Continuous Width • 2010 ADA and Transportation Standards • Clear width of walking surfaces shall be 36 inches (3 feet) minimum