IN-HOUSE ACCESSIBILITY TREATMENTS Universal Design for Plazas, Bikeways and Shared Streets

NACTO Designing Cities 2017: Chicago

Background 1

nyc.gov/dot STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Before Goals: • Safety • Accessibility • Mobility for all users • Enhanced quality of life

After SIP

Allen-Pike Streets, Chinatown,

100+ quick, in-house pedestrian, bike, & bus projects a year, small to large

3 nyc.gov/dot TEMPORARY SIDEWALK EXTENSIONS

Flexible delineators

Granite blocks “Truffle” colored paint or epoxied Planters with aggregate maintenance partner

Division St, Chinatown, Manhattan

Litter & snow removal required by maintenance partner or streetsweepers/snowplows Union Square, Manhattan 4 nyc.gov/dot ACCESSIBILITY OUTREACH

• NYC DOT approached by People for Accessible & Safe Streets, an advocacy group for low vision & blind pedestrians

• In-house painted/epoxied gravel spaces flush with roadway not detectable by cane users who usually rely on curb edge or detectable warning in pedestrian ramps

• In 2013, NYC DOT hired a consultant to develop accessibility treatment standards

• Five main design goals were developed to delineate the edge of the temporary spaces

Madison Square, Manhattan 5 nyc.gov/dot Temporary Sidewalk Extension Design Goals 2

nyc.gov/dot 1. DETECTABLE WARNING STRIP AT EDGE

Provide DWS for the full width of the crosswalk, parallel to the edge of sidewalk extension

Flatbush Ave,

Early tests used standard size mats that didn’t provide information for the full width of the pedestrian space at the crosswalk

7 nyc.gov/dot Delancey St, Manhattan 2. DETECTABLE WARNING STRIP COLOR

Yellow might not stand out against “truffle” as it wears

Madison Square, MN Union Square, MN

Gray mats didn’t provide necessary contrast with color of surface

Red chosen – high contrast

8 nyc.gov/dot Coney Island, Brooklyn 3. DETECTABLE WARNING STRIP IN PEDESTRIAN RAMPS Bay St,

Ensure there’s DWS on both sides of crosswalk

Remove existing DWS in pedestrian ramps leading to temporary sidewalk extensions Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn 9 nyc.gov/dot 4. GRANITE BLOCK AT CROSSWALK

Markings Concrete Layout

Install at edge of crosswalk to provide directional information

Madison Square, Manhattan

10 nyc.gov/dot 5. EDGE OBJECT SPACING

Delineators, granite blocks and planters

Provides information about where not to cross

3rd Ave and 138 St,

3’ within 15’ of crosswalk

5’ remainder of edge Madison Square, Manhattan 11 nyc.gov/dot Considerations 3

nyc.gov/dot DETECTABLE WARNING STRIP MATERIAL

Union Square, MN

Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn User testing

Rubber mats epoxied & screwed to asphalt came loose quickly

Poured in place liquid DWS holds up & can be applied to all surfaces

13 nyc.gov/dot MAINTENANCE

Excessive delineators present purchasing and maintenance issues Brooklyn College

Delineators must be 11’ off curb for street sweeper/plow access if there isn’t a maintenance partner

3rd Ave and 138 St, The Bronx nyc.gov/dot CAPITAL BUILD OUT

After SIP

SIP projects go onto Capital pipeline list

5-10 year process, including funding prioritization, design and construction

After Capital

Allen-Pike Streets, Chinatown, MN

15 nyc.gov/dot New Treatments Under Investigation 4

nyc.gov/dot SHARED STREETS

Madison Square, Manhattan

Rigid plastic lozenge tiles

17 nyc.gov/dot AT-GRADE BIKE PATHS

Investigating material options

5310 grant application for dedicated research staff

East River , MN 18 nyc.gov/dot THANK YOU!

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