UNIVERSAL ACCESSABILITY REPORT: BUS RAPID TRANSIT PESHAWAR (BRT): REACH 3: “DISABILITIES NEED NOT BE AN GROUP MEMBERS: HAMZA NAWAZ OBSTACLE TO SUCCESS” GULANDAM-REHMAN MAIMOONA GUL M. SALMAN SHAKEEL Table of Contents CHAPTER : 1 ABOUT BUS RAPID TRANSIT PESHAWAR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PESHAWAR ................................................................................................. 4 BENEFITS OF INTRODUCING A BRT SYSTEM IN PESHAWAR .................................................4 NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT....................................................................................... 5 FEATURESROUTE ............................................................................................................................. 5 BUSES ......................................................................................................................................................5 STATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 5 FEEDER SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................... 5 CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6 SALIENT FEATURES ...................................................................................................................... 6 DISABILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 7 TYPES OF DISABILITIES ............................................................................................................... 7 PHYSICAL DISABILITY .............................................................................................................. 7 ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES ................................................................................................... 7 VISUAL IMPAIRMENT ................................................................................................................ 8 TYPES OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS ............................................................................................. 8 HYPEROPIA ................................................................................................................................. 8 MYOPIA ......................................................................................................................................... 8 HEARING IMPAIRMENT ......................................................................................................................8 DEAF .....................................................................................................................................................9 HARD OF HEARING .........................................................................................................................9 CHAPTER : 2 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESSABILITY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESSABILITY ....................................................... 9 RAMPS .....................................................................................................................................................9 DESIGN FEATURES .........................................................................................................................9 PROVIDE LANDINGS .......................................................................................................................9 RAMP RUNS .................................................................................................................................... 10 DISTANCE BETWEEN HANDRAILS ...................................................................................... 10 HANDRAILS ................................................................................................................................ 11 1 COLOR CONTRASTING STRIPS ........................................................................................... 11 STAIRS ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 DESIGN FEATURES .......................................................................................................................... 12 TREADS AND RISERS ................................................................................................................. 12 TACTILE WALKING SURFACE INDICATORS ......................................................................... 12 OVERHANGING AND PROTRUDING OBJECTS ....................................................................... 13 HEADROOM CLEARANCE .............................................................................................................. 13 PARKING ............................................................................................................................................. 14 WASHROOMS .................................................................................................................................... 14 MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY WASHROOMS ................................................................................. 15 UNIVERSAL WASHROOMS ........................................................................................................ 16 GRAB BARS .................................................................................................................................. 17 SHELVES ........................................................................................................................................ 17 CHAPTER : 3 PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS PROBLEMS ........................................................................................................................................ 18 HAYATABAD ........................................................................................................................................ 18 UNIVERSITY ROAD ........................................................................................................................... 18 SOLUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 19 o PROBLEM 1 ............................................................................................................................ 19 COATING FOR GRIP BARS ............................................................................................................. 19 GLASS BASED PAINT .................................................................................................................. 19 HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT COATINGS ..................................................................... 19 THERMAL BARRIER COATING (TBC) .......................................................................................... 19 ABRASION RESISTANT COATING............................................................................................ 20 o PROBLEM 2 ............................................................................................................................ 21 GRIP BAR DIAMETER ....................................................................................................................... 21 o PROBLEM 3 ............................................................................................................................ 22 RAMP WIDTH, HAYATABAD ........................................................................................................... 22 o PROBLEM 4 ............................................................................................................................ 23 RAMP GRADIENT, HAYATABAD ................................................................................................... 23 o PROBLEM 5 ............................................................................................................................ 23 OPEN RISER STAIRS ........................................................................................................................ 23 2 o PROBLEM 6 ............................................................................................................................ 24 NO SAFETY BARRIER IN UNIVERSITY ROAD STATIONS .................................................. 24 o PROBLEM 7 ............................................................................................................................ 25 COUNTER HEIGHTS .................................................................................................................... 25 o PROBLEM 8 ............................................................................................................................ 26 NO EXTERNAL FOOTPATHS IN UNIVERSITY ROAD STATIONS ...................................... 26 SOLUTION 1 ............................................................................................................................... 26 SOLUTION 2 ............................................................................................................................... 26 o PROBLEM 9 ............................................................................................................................ 27 PROVISION OF KERB ....................................................................................................................... 27 o PROBLEM 10 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