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Questions about Answers About ADA/Section 504 -Office of Civil Rights -FHWA Page 9 of 11 Program 1: Pedestrians who use wheelchairs Program 2: Pedestrians who have ambulatory impairments Program 3: Pedestrians who have low vision Program 4: Pedestrians who'are blind The Federal Highway Administration: Pedestrian documents and reports are available at www,fhwa.dot.gov/environment(....b...keped/p.ub.lications.htm. Abicycle and pedestrian publications order form is www.fhwa.dot.gov(environment/b.keped/order.htm,. . Research and best practices design publications on pedestrian accessibility: Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part 1, A Review of Existing Guidelines, wwvv.fhwa,dot.gov/environment/sdewalk..s../.. (electronic formats only: hard copies out of print). Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, Part 11, Best Practices Guide, www fhw.a.... _d..ot.gov/enyron_r (electronic formats only: hard copies out of print, HTML version incorporates all the changes listed in www._fhwa.dot. gov/environment/bkeped./e.rrata. htm). Design Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel: A Recommended Approach, A DOT Policy Statement on Integrating Bicycling and Walking into Tran: Infrastructure. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) provides the standards for traffic control device guidance on Accessible Pedestrian Signals, Chapter 4E. and Temporary Traffic Control Elements, CI MUTCD is available at http://mutcd.fhwa..d.ot..gov. Detectable Warnings Memorandum (July 30, 2004). Detectable Warnings Memorandum (May 6, 2002): FHWA and the US Access Board encourage the ~ recommended design for truncated domes. Accessible Pedestrian Signals Synthesis anal Guide to Best„Practices.. W......eb site -this Web site provides overall information on install design considerations. Synthesis and Guide to B...e..st Practices Article -this article provides the latest recommended technica installing accessible pedestrian signals. FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety -includes pedestrian and bicycle safety resources. http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/wed bike/ped/index.htm. FHWA Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research -provides information on issues and research relate pedestrian and bicyclist safety. www.tfhrc,gov/safety/pe. dbike/pedbike.htm. Other DOT Web sites U.S. Department of Transportation Accessibility Web site -The Department is committed to building system that provides access for all Americans. See www.dot.gov/citizen services/disability/disability. Bureau.. of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Freedom to Travel, (www.bts.gov/publications/freedom to, on the travel issues for people who have disabilities. Institute of Transportation Engineers Alternative Treatments for At-Grade Pedestrian Crossings (an informational report which documents crosswalks and warrants used by various entities). ITE's Web site, www.ite.org/accessible/, has information on accessible intersection design, Electronic Making Intersections More Accessible for Pedestrians Who are Blind or Visually Impaired Informational Web sites Accessible Design for the Blind: information and research on making travel safer and accessible for F disabilities, www.accessforblind.org. The Pedestrian/Bicycle Information Center (sponsored by FHWA): www.walkinginfo.org http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/civilrights/ada_ga.htm 1~,~OO~At?t'