ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights-of-Way

Status: Complete
Report Date: 08/15/2012

Summary:

Investigators developed a guide for local agencies to create transition plans to bring their public rights of way into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as required by law. The guide (available in a web or interactive PDF format below) includes a step-by-step process, model transition plans and supporting documents.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Renae Kuehl

Technical Liaison: Mitchell Rasmussen

Project Coordinator: Farideh Amiri

Panel Members:
David Enblom - Cass County Engr./Dept. of Public Works
Gary Danielson - Kandiyohi County/Engineer
Jeff Oliver - City of Golden Valley/Engr.
Jeff Pearson - WSB
Jim Gersema - SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Kevin Larson - City of Brooklyn Park
Kristie Billiar - Operations Div Admin
Layne Otteson - City of Big Lake
Lynnette Geschwind - Equity & Diversity
Michael Marti - SRF Consulting Group Inc.
Nicholas Anderson - Big Stone County
Peter Lemke - Hennepin County
Rich Sanders - Polk County
Todd Grugel - Metro
Tom Grundhoefer - League of MN Cities

Final Deliverables:

ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way Guide (Manual #2012RIC01)
Putting Research into Practice: ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way (Research Summary)

Related Materials:

MnDOT State Aid Resources on ADA Transition Plans (Website)
Transition Plan Template (Brochure/Handout)
Online web version of guide (Website)
Interactive PDF version of the guide (downloadable zip file) (Other)

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