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If this is true, then why did SHA fail to upgrade Norbeck Road with a pedestrian and bike path. Furthermore, why did SHA build a new bridge on Norbeck Road without any sidewalks and bike lanes? Isn't that a violation of ADA?
If you're concerned abut pedestrian accessibility on Norbeck Road, then please pick up the phone and call SHA's project engineer, Jeremy Beck, at 410-545-8518,to demand a pedestrian and bike path be built on Norbeck Road to ensure the safety and health of pedestrians and bicyclists including children, teenagers, the elderly, and person with disabilities. After all, it's no fun trying to walk, jog, bike, or ride your motorized scooter in the road, mere inches away from speeding cars and trucks. It's downright scary and unpleasant.
More information about SHA's ADA policy is available after the jump.
If you're concerned abut pedestrian accessibility on Norbeck Road, then please pick up the phone and call SHA's project engineer, Jeremy Beck, at 410-545-8518,to demand a pedestrian and bike path be built on Norbeck Road to ensure the safety and health of pedestrians and bicyclists including children, teenagers, the elderly, and person with disabilities. After all, it's no fun trying to walk, jog, bike, or ride your motorized scooter in the road, mere inches away from speeding cars and trucks. It's downright scary and unpleasant.
More information about SHA's ADA policy is available after the jump.
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ACCOMMODATING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS
The State Highway Administration’s (SHA) shall make the accommodation of persons with disabilities a routine and integral element of its planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance activities for all projects as outlined herein.
All projects, regardless of who is administering the contract, shall accommodate and provide accessibility for persons with disabilities where it is reasonable, feasible and appropriate to do so as described herein. This includes utility relocations, access permits and reimbursement projects. Providing accommodations is especially important where the existing and/or proposed land use supports pedestrians. This includes trip generators (a great example is the Norbeck Kiss-and-Ride Lot which is not accessible due to lack of sidewalks and paths) and destinations such as employment, education, residential, commercial, recreation and transit centers.
The SHA's goal for sidewalk construction is to make continuous connections to existing sidewalks, schools, rail transit stations, bus stops, and other pedestrian destinations. Sidewalks shall be designed to serve all pedestrians, including those with disabilities. Sidewalks shall be designed to provide a smooth, clear and predictable accessible route. Sudden changes in grade or direction, steep cross slopes, unexpected obstacles, drop-offs, narrow pathways and close traffic are all potential hazards.
Whenever feasible, sidewalks shall be separated from the back of curb by a green space/planting/utility strip. This area can be used for signs and utility poles and provides pedestrians with a greater sense of safety from traffic. This strip shall be continuous along the sidewalk, a minimum of 3 feet wide and can be grassed, brick or patterned concrete. The presence of sidewalk at an intersection implies that a crosswalk exists, whether it is marked or not. In certain cases, it is determined for safety reasons not to allow pedestrian crossings at one or more legs of an intersection. The designer needs to be aware of these situations and coordinate directly with District Traffic and the Traffic Engineering Design Division. When this occurs, the sidewalk shall be physically separated from that leg. This shall be accomplished by providing a physical barrier or planting strip between the sidewalk and curb.
http://sha.md.gov/Index.aspx?PageId=26
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