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Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan

(specifically for ramps/sidewalks)

2016

Official Responsible for Transition Plan Project

Riad Alharithi, P.E

Multnomah County

Engineering Services Manager

1620 SE 190th Ave. 97233

Requirements Link (https://www.ada.gov/taman2.html)

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Multnomah County, Oregon

American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan

(Ramps/ sidewalks)

Acknowledgements (insert names)

Project Oversight/Project Sponsor

Project Management Oversight

Project Manager

Riad Alharithi

ADA Transition Plan Committee (insert names)

Carrie Warren

Special Thanks to:

Riza Liu for the ramp inventory field data collection.

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Multnomah County, Oregon

American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan

(Ramps/ sidewalks)

Table of Contents Acknowledgements

1. Introductions

1.1 Goals and Objectives

2. Legal Requirements (County, State, and Federal)

2.1 New Standards- Method to collect Inventory

2.2 Summary of Current Status

3. Factors that Influence Barrier Removal Schedules

3.1 Non-Compliant Ramps

3.2 Funding: Cost Estimate of Ramps

3.2.1 Funding: Cost Estimate of Project

3.4 Prioritization Criteria: Ramps

3.4.1 Prioritization, Criteria: Location

3.5 Funding Sources (Grants)

4. Methods to Remove Barriers to Pedestrian-Accessible Facilities

4.1 Neighboring Jurisdiction

4.2 ADA Exceptions

5. Transition Plan Schedule

5.1 Time line of Projects (ramps) and budget usage

5.2 Schedules for Ramp Construction

6. Official Responsible for Transition Plan Implementation

7. Public Outreach and Participation

6.1 Draft of Transition Plan

6.2 Procedures for Request for Barrier Removal and Grievances

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1. Introduction

Over 55 million Americans have disabilities. The people with disability consist of veterans and by the

year,2030, over 70 million Americans will be over the age of 65 and will need services to help meet

their physical needs. People with disabilities are sometimes restricted from basic activities such as

public transportation, jury duty, and attending community gatherings.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990. The act prohibits discrimination and

ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, State and local government

services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.

(https://www.ada.gov/2010_regs.htm ). Multnomah County’s ADA Transition Plan will be a separate

document than the County’s existing ADA Transition Plan. For this will focus on (ramps and

sidewalks?).

1.1. Goals and Objectives

Multnomah County (“The county”) aims to promote a safe and ADA friendly right of way for people

with disabilities. The county strives to abide by the ADA standards by reconstructing the non-

compliant ramps to meet the ADA requirements. The planning and construction timeline will be

address in section 5.

2. Legal Requirements (County, State, and Federal)

Department of Justice—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in

Commercial Facilities (part 36 section i).

Title II of the ADA applies to all State and local governments and all other public facilities. ADA

prohibits discrimination towards people with disability. This will allow people with disability to have

easy access to public facilities. In 2014, the Department of Justice released a Final Rule which

increased the fine from $55,000-$75,000 to a maximum fine of $150,000.00 for not complying with

the new ADA standards. (https://www.ada.gov/civil_penalties_2014.htm).

2.1. New standards- Method to collect Inventory

Title II of the ADA accounts for a large group of different areas of complaint public facilities. Specific

standard of ADA ramps was provided by the Oregon of Public Transportation (ODOT). The table

below displays ODOT’s current ADA ramp requirements.

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Criteria Values to PASS

Running Slope <8.3%

Cross Slope ≤2.0%

Detectable Warning TD,X

Lip Height ≤ 1/4”

Counter Slope ≤5.0%

Landing width (X,Y) ≥4’

Landing Slope (X,Y) ≤2.0%

Clear Width ≥4’

Table (#): ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements

The table of ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements is accompanied by the diagrams of different types of

ramps. The diagram displays arrows that indicate where to measure certain parts of the ramps. To

measure the ramps, the smart level tool and measuring tape are used.

Figure (#): Diagram of a Parallel Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates where

to measure different parts of the ramp.

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Figure (#): Diagram of a Perpendicular Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates

where to measure different parts of the ramp.

Figure (#): Diagram of a Combination Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates

where to measure different parts of the ramp.

2.2 Summary of Current Status

*In section 3.1 there is a table with a summary of the results (needs to be entered in)

3. Factors that Influence Barrier Removal Schedules

3.1 Non-Compliant ramps

The different components of the ramps were measured by using ODOT’S ADA Ramp Inspection

Form below and can be referred back to Table (#): ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements. The ramps that

failed in at least one criterion were considered a failed ramp and will need to be reconstructed.

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Figure (#): ODOT’s ADA Ramp Inspection Form

Ramps Amount

Compliant

Non-Compliant

Total

Table ( # ): Amount of compliant and non-compliant ramps in Multnomah County.

3.2 Funding: cost estimate of ramp

The cost estimates for the standard size ramps were estimated by taking the average of two projects

NE Halsey and Troutdale & Sweetbriar. The estimated cost for one standard size ramp is between

$$$$ to $$$$. The cost estimate for one drive way from was ranged from $$$$ to $$$$. INSERT

CALCULATIONS

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3.2.1 Funding: Cost of project

The estimated cost of the ADA Transition plan was calculated by multiplying the cost of each

Individual ramp by the total amount of ramps in the county. NEED TO CALCULATE *put into table*

3.3 Prioritization Criteria: ramps

There are different severities of ADA ramps that are non-compliant. Severity describes the amount

and type of criteria the ramp did not pass. The prioritizing rating for ramp severity consists of a

numbering system from 1 to 3. 3 is the highest priority and 1 is the least.

Priority 3: Highest Priority (highest cost to repair—INSERT SPECIFIC COST?)

Running Slope

Cross Slope

Landing Slope X and Y

Priority 2: Moderate Priority

Lip Height

Wing Slope

Counter Slope

Landing Width X and Y

Priority 1: Least Priority (Lowest cost to repair)

Detectable Warning

Slope Differential

3.3.1 Prioritization Criteria: locations-Have Meeting with Planning

According to(…)the priority ramps will be within a quarter of a mile from a government facility. ADA

Title II states that the government facilities that consist of a large area occupied by the public must

abide by the ADA requirements. An example of government facilities consists of schools, hospitals,

law enforcement, fire stations, etc. A scoring guide on how to rate the priority locations was

developed. The rating consists of 1 being the lowest and 3 being the highest priority. The scoring

guide is located in the table below.

Location Description (how it impacts public)

Rating (1-3)

(3 being

highest priority)

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Schools (9-12)

Title 1

Low

income

.25 mil radius around school, educates(…)

amount of students

2

Public Transit

Stops/Stations

Bus Stops

Max Stops

School Bus

Stops

Provides public transportation for (…) amount

of people. The people who use public transit

could be traveling from and to work in

government facilities

3

Hospitals

VA

General

Provides service to the public and helps (…)

number of patients recover. Employs (…)

government employees.

3

Parks/ Recreation Maintains public parks for the public to use. (…)

people use the park and (…) are employed by

the county

2

Library Operates daily hours of operations that include

(…) numbers of activities for the public.

Provides (…) employees jobs.

3

Law

Reinforcements

(Police Stations)

Operates 24/7 and employs (…) officers. Save

lives daily.

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City Hall *not in Multnomah county? 3

Fire Stations Provides 24/7 service to the public. Employs (…)

fire fighters.

2

Postal Offices

Cherry park

Gives the public their mail. Employ (…) people. 3

Arterial

Neighborhoods

Home to (…) residents

Main route for pedestrians who walk as

their main transportation (work, school,

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Troutdale road)

Distance: On the particular street

Low Traffic

Neighborhoods

Home to (…) residents

Near ( school…)

Sweetbriar, South Troutdale street.

Distance: On the particular street

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Table (#): Priority Location Ratings for ADA Compliant Ramps.

*This is another rating system*

Priorities for curb ramps on state highways provided by ODOT:

(https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/CIVILRIGHTS/docs/ADA%20Title_II_Self-Evaluation_2004.pdf)

Priority 3: Schools, public libraries, state & local government offices, hospitals, cemeteries, parks &

recreational facilities and social services (e.g., day care, senior services, etc.)

Priority 2: Bus stops (local & inter-city), transportation terminals, charter bus services, and airports

Priority 1: Shopping malls, hotels & motels, restaurants, auditoriums & movie theaters, retail stores,

commercial services, museums & art galleries, and churches

Priority 0: Large employers (over 100 employees) ♦ Priority 5: All other land uses (e.g., residential,

industrial, etc.)

*There is another rating system written by Buchanan G:\EngineeringProjects\ADA

Transition\2015 ADA compliance plan\Evaluation Criteria & weight'g *

3.5 Funding Sources

Grants, funds, etc.

(INSERT TABLE)

4. Methods to Remove Barriers to Pedestrian-Accessible Facilities

4.1 Neighboring Jurisdiction-Schedule meeting with other cities

Neighboring jurisdiction construction schedule will be taken into consideration when planning out

the ADA ramp constructions. The county will notice neighboring jurisdiction about the locations of

the priority ramps and will try to plan construction at the same time and location if possible. This

will reduce the construction traffic and disturbance in the area.

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4.2 ADA Exceptions

There are locations where the physical requirements of ADA compliant ramps are not practical. The

physical restraints could consist of the followings: coarse terrain, underground structures, natural

habitat, and historic features. Even though lack of funding can postpone the project, but it is not

considered a constraint.

5. Transition Plan Schedule:

5.1 Timeline of projects (ramps) and how much funding are we going to use (PIE CHART?)

According to (Annual ADA Grants?) Multnomah County’s budget for the ADA Transition Plan is

($$$$$). The annual budgeting for each category of the project is in the table below. (…).

Need budget for project (annual)

5.2 Schedule for ramp construction

Time Period (5 year increments)

Estimated # of Ramps per year Estimated cost of ramps per

year

2016-2020

2020-2025

2025-2030

…

6. Official Responsible for Transition Plan Implementation

Riad Alharithi, P.E

Multnomah County

Engineering Services Manager

1620 SE 190th Ave. 97233

7. Public Outreach and Participation 6.1 Draft Transition Plan

6.2 Procedures for request for barrier removal and grievances

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Ideas for public outreach:

1. News paper article or column for flyer

2. Website (Have article in website)

3. Flyer/ Poster

a. Consist of website, description of project, date and location of public testimony,

Appendices

Record of Public Outreach