GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF CURB RAMPS

The need for guidelines for the design and placement of curb ramps is evident from the confusing and contradictory standards for these features and the problems with curb ramps that have been constructed. The objective of this research was to develop such guidelines. Information was obtained from surveys of 10 state departments of transportation, 4 large U.S. cities, and 18 departments of public works in Virginia. A sample inventory of curb ramps was made in 15 municipalities in Virginia. Observations were made of curb ramps for wheelchair users and the blind. From the information obtained, guidelines for the design and placement of curb ramps were developed, which specify curb ramp dimensions based on sidewalk width and placement relative to obstructions, crosswalks, and types of intersections. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Cottrell Jr, Benjamin H
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 46-54
• Monograph Title: HIGHWAY GEOMETRICS, INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS, AND LASER MAPPING
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 923
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blind persons; Crosswalks; Curbs; Design; Guidelines; Intersections; Location; Persons with disabilities; Ramps; Sidewalks; Wheelchair lifts; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Placement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390064
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036127
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 060
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM