Complete Streets: From Policy to Implementation (Completely)
How can you make your complete streets policy a success? How do you translate complete streets into real benefits for the people who are walking, biking and taking public transportation? How do you promote accessibility and connectivity for all -- including people with disabilities -- through design and planning? Hear regional, city and international perspectives from policy to implementation during this complete complete streets workshop.
Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association; Chair, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC
Joseph Iacobucci, Sam Schwartz Engineering, DPC, Chicago, Illinois
Stefanie Seskin, Deputy Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC
Dan Gallagher, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, Charlotte Department of Transportation, Charlotte, North Carolina
James Cromar, Director of Planning, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Tony Hull, Independent Transportation Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gregory Thompson, Chair, Light Rail Transit Committee of TRB, Tallahassee, Florida
Roxana Ene, Project Manager, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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RV 2014: Complete Streets- From Policy to Implementation by Tony Hull
1. Complete Streets and ADA
Common
Challenges,
Common
Solu/ons
Tony
Hull
Railvolu/on
September
22,
2014
2. Complete Streets
Redefining
the
role
of
the
street
โข Aspira/onal
โข Inclusive
of
all
people/modes
โข Culture
shiEing
โข New
priori/es
โข New
design
tools
โข Focus
on
people
not
vehicles
โข Complete
Streets
are
Accessible
Streets!
3. Accessible (ADA Compliant) Streets
ADA
has
redefined
public
responsibility
for
our
streets
โข Civil
right
to
par/cipa/on
โข Inclusive
of
all
people/abili/es
โข Culture
shiEing
โข New
requirements
โข New
design
tools/standards
โข Focus
on
equal
accessibility
โข Accessible
Streets
are
Complete
Streets!
4. Americans with Disabili9es Act (ADA): Title II State
and Local Government Services
Background
โข Civil
Rights
Act
(1964)
โข Architectural
Barriers
Act
(1968)
โข Rehabilita/on
Act
โ
Sec/on
504
(1973)
โข Americans
with
Disabili/es
Act
(1990)
โข Five
Titles
โข Title
II
State
and
Local
Government
Services
New
Construc/on/Altera/ons
โ
28
CFR
35.151*
โข Any
facility
constructed
aEer
1-ยญโ26-ยญโ92
must
comply
with
ADAAG/UFAS
โข Altered
por/ons
of
public
facili/es
must
meet
new
construc/on
guidelines
to
max
extent
feasible
Self
Evalua/on/Transi/on
Plan
โ
28
CFR
35.105
โข Examine/inventory
accessibility
of
exis/ng
facili/es
โข Develop
and
implement
transi/on
plan
by
January
1995
5. Understanding
โAccessibilityโ
Elimina/on
of
barriers
โข Movement
Barriers:
โข Difficult
terrain
โข Obstacles/obstruc/ons
โข Adequate
presence
and
width
of
facili/es
โข Allow
adequate
crossing
/me
โข Informa/on
Barriers:
Anything
that
restricts
an
individualโs
ability
to
comprehend
and
navigate
the
street
environment
โ
includes
addressing
the
needs
of
persons
with:
โข Visual
disabili/es
โข Hearing
disabili/es
โข Cogni/ve
disabili/es
8. Nearly 25 years later โ Barriers s9ll exist!
Progress
to
removal
of
barriers
is
slow
โข Programma/c
approach/Lack
of
ADA
integra/on
โ
silo
effect
โข Focus
on
mee/ng
requirements
over
improving
accessibility
โข Fear
of
liability
impedes
progress
โข Lack
of
clarity
about
standards
(10
years
of
draE
guidelines)
9. CS & ADA Common Challenges
Complete
Streets
โข System-ยญโwide
change
difficult
to
achieve
โข Breaking
free
of
tradi/onal
thinking
and
prac/ce
โข ShiEing
focus
to
โoutside-ยญโinโ
approach
with
an
emphasis
on
context
and
roadway
compa/bility
Americans
with
Disabili9es
Act
โข Ins/tu/onalizing
standards
and
principles
โข Developing
agency-ยญโwide
capacity
โข Mentality
of
mee/ng
requirements
โข Embracing
the
intent
of
โaccessibilityโ
10. ADA can be part of the Complete Streets
solu9on
A
Complete
Street
is
only
โCompleteโ
when
mee/ng
ADA
standards
โข CS
and
ADA
both
focus
on
retrofikng
to
correct
system
deficiencies
โข Both
can
only
succeed
with
a
fully
integrated/holis/c
approach
โข Accessible
Public
Rights-ยญโof-ยญโWay
guide
=
Complete
Street
solu/ons
13. Opportunity
Embracing
ADA
as
part
of
Complete
Streets
is
win-ยญโwin
โข Addressing
diverse
user
needs
โข Avoiding
mistakes
(form
over
func/on?)
โข Improving
design
outcomes
โข Accelera/ng
compliance
with
ADA
โข Op/mizing
limited
resources
โข Decreasing
exposure
to
liability
14. Resources
โข United
States
Access
Board
hop://www.access-ยญโboard.gov/
โข Proposed
Accessibility
Guidelines
for
Pedestrian
Facili/es
in
the
Public
Rights-ยญโof-ยญโWay
hop://www.access-ยญโboard.gov/aoachments/ar/cle/743/nprm.pdf
โข Special
Report:
Accessible
Public
Rights-ยญโof-ยญโWay
Planning
and
Designing
for
Altera/ons
(July
2007)
hop://www.access-ยญโboard.gov/aoachments/ar/cle/756/guide.pdf