UNIVERSAL DESIGNEDD-2290-C02 – Civil Design & Drafting – Warren Salberg – 2018-04-04

INTRODUCTION

EQUITABLE USE

Crosswalks downtown

• Audible signals for vision-impaired people

• Visual signals for sighted people

• Drop-curb design for wheelchair access & limited tripping hazard

• Tactile paving allows for prevention of slippage

Bicycle route, London Rd.

• Low traffic density; offers no calming effect

• Not at offset road

• Low-visibility bollards may offer night-time hazard

• Diverts drivers away from destination, creating longer routes

FLEXIBILITY IN USE

Chinook Tourism, Scenic Dr. & Mayor Magrath Dr. S.

• Design offers access to those without mobility challenges.

• The sloped ramp is easy for people in wheel chairs and those with other impairments.

Recycle, garbage bin, Henderson Park

• Angle offers accessibility to wheelchair users but falls short.

• lid is too high to reach

• lid is too heavy

• offers recycling bin for bottle collectors but contains garbage – intended design missed its mark.

SIMPLE & INTUITIVE USE

Active Park, Scenic Dr. S.

• Simple instructions, simple design, simple to use

• Provides high benefit per effort

Traffic circle – 4 St. & 7 Ave. S.

• Low traffic area, unnecessary

• Annoying hindrance of traffic flow

• Waste of civic financial resources

PERCEPTIBLE INFORMATION

Automated washroom downtown

• Without reading one can easily understand the diagram.

• Both French and English instruction.

• Instruction are bulleted.

Chinook Tourism, 28 St. & Scenic Dr. S. intersection

• Left lane turns left; right lane goes straight and turns right

• Perception: no through route, road ends

• No direction arrows on pavement (show yellow)

TOLERANCE FOR ERROR

HONK Park & Pay service

• Elimination of manual Zone input allows for less error in zoning

• Automated GPS location

Automated washroom downtown

• Its location is close to a bar

• Social demographics in the area have led to continued misuse of the washroom

LOW PHYSICAL EFFORT

Emergency callbox at University of Lethbridge

• Very distinct color and text

• To contact security there is a big red button

• Flashing light on the top of pole for reduced response time.

28 Ave. S. at Parkbridge Estates

• Inadequate Drainage, and low slope

• Entire sidewalk freeze over with ice in melting season

• This is in front of an elderly gated community

SIZE AND SPACE FOR APPROACH AND USE

Table at Galt Garden

• Wide wheelchair access allows good turning radius

• Cement pad allows for walking behind seating

• Approachable from all directions

Entrance at Sport Chek

• When door is open, wheel chair access is limited forcing you into the street.

• Walkway is awkwardly sloped downwards from the door to the street

• Bollards reduce sidewalk area for all pedestrians.

THANK YOU

Questions?