ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the successor to ISTEA, directs that pedestrian safety considerations such as the installation of audible traffic signals be included in new transportation plans and projects. This article discusses the topic of accessible pedestrian signals (APSs), with sections devoted to: information requirements at intersections; accessible traffic signal technologies; determining when to install APSs; pedestrian detection technology; the matrix of APS functional characteristics; and APS product sources, among others.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Work performed in support of the U.S. Access Board under Contract No. PD-97-0772
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Corporate Authors:
Accessible Design for the Blind
P.O. Box 1212
Berlin, MA United States 01503 -
Authors:
- Bentzen, B L
- Tabor, L S
- Publication Date: 1998-8-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 24 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Design engineering; Highway safety; Pedestrian detectors; Pedestrian flow; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Persons with disabilities; Visually impaired persons
- Identifier Terms: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00961734
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 26 2003 12:00AM