ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS AND STREET CROSSINGS - AN INFORMATIONAL GUIDE

This guide focuses on some of the emerging accessibility issues and the design parameters that affect sidewalk and street crossing design and operation. Following an introduction, the guide is presented in the following 12 sections: (1) The Legal Framework; (2) Understanding Sidewalk Users; (3) Sidewalk Corridors; (4) Sidewalk Grades and Cross Slopes; (5) Sidewalk Surfaces; (6) Protruding Objects; (7) Driveway Crossings; (8) Curb Ramps; (9) Providing Information to Pedestrians; (10) Accessible Pedestrian Signals; (11) Pedestrian Crossings; and (12) A Checklist.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16137
• Corporate Authors:

  KLS Engineering

  47776 Allegheny Circle
  Sterling, VA  United States  20165

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boodlal, L
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Crosswalks; Curbs; Design; Driveways; Guidelines; Legal factors; Pedestrians; Sidewalks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accessible pedestrian signals; Curb ramps; Protruding objects (Sidewalks); Sidewalk cross slopes; Sidewalk grades; Sidewalk surfaces
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975824
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-SA-03-019
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM