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| ADA Compliance - Sunset Point Rest Area |
We’re looking for your feedback on a transition plan
that’s designed to outline in detail how ADOT plans to ensure safe access to
all of its facilities for all individuals.
But before we send you off to our online survey, let us give
you a few more details...
As part of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, ADOT is conducting an evaluation of its public right-of-way and
developing a transition plan – a draft of that plan can be found HERE. It is intended to identify system needs and integrate them with
ADOT’s planning process, while ensuring that all of its facilities, services,
programs and activities are accessible to everyone.
This transition plan applies to all facilities and
right-of-way owned and maintained by ADOT (Examples of facilities include
office buildings, rest areas, scale sites, and maintenance buildings. Examples
of right-of-way features include curb ramps, sidewalks, crosswalks, medians and
accessible pedestrian signals).
As part of the plan development process that began in
January 2011, ADOT completed a comprehensive statewide inventory of public
rights-of-way, including data collection of more than 22,000 features and
10,000 photos taken.
“Every agency must document its intent to meet the Americans
with Disabilities Act requirements. Developing a transition plan based on
self-evaluation is the best way to do it,” said ADOT Deputy State Engineer Dallas Hammit. “It’s the right thing to do. We want to make sure everyone has
access to all of our buildings, facilities and programs. It’s important that
the public submit their comments because their input will be used for the final
plan.”
So, about that survey we mentioned ...
You can find it on our website, along with
plenty of additional information. Comments may be submitted until Sept. 28
online or by writing ADOT’s ADA Coordinator, Eddie Edison, at the Arizona
Department of Transportation, 206 S. 17th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85007.
We invite you to provide your feedback!
GRETA IDEAS! JUST HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WORK
ReplyDeleteI agree, everyone should have access to public facilities and programs. I am surprised that the ADA question is is being addressed today? The ADA act was passed in 1990 more than 22 years ago. ADA compliance should be part of ADOT policy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. ADOT has always placed a high priority on ADA compliance and published our first ADA policy back in 1992, with revisions in 1995, 2001 and 2002. This current draft Transition Plan is a roadmap to ensure continued compliance with revised ADA standards moving forward.
DeleteI agree with the comment above. Where were you 22 years ago and why has it taken you so long to comply?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. Just wanted to clarify... ADOT has always placed a high priority on ADA compliance and published our first ADA policy back in 1992, with revisions in 1995, 2001 and 2002. This current draft Transition Plan is a roadmap to ensure continued compliance with revised ADA standards moving forward. Thanks again for reading and taking the time to comment.
DeleteThe ADA act has wasted more money for less good than almost anything the Federal government has done. It sounds good but has been a disaster in practice. This is just another element of that money wasting plan.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is needed, not only for ADA folks but for everyone using the highways. For instance, the badly needed rest stop on the way to Payson, on the 87 at the turnoff to Roosevelt lake. This was closed by the state for lack of funds we were told. This was so idiotic to close this beautiful modern rest stop. How much money did it cost to build? To now sit there all closed up, makes so sense at all. So, I hope if you plan to build these, our government will not decide to close it down. Even if a small fee to use them to keep them open were implemented, I ams sure people would not mind that, but to close them down is super stupid. So please think about that. Thank you..
ReplyDeleteI think it is great to make sure all state facilities are available to all people. However, before building any new projects, funds should be spent on the facilities already built to make sure they are compliant and that the state has funds to maintain them with adequate help. As the person above stated, why build any facilities without the funds to man them? In the Prescott area, we have a huge ADOT building with around 24 windows to serve the people in it. However, people have to sit for hours to just get their driver's license renewed because only 6 window are open. The state needs to take some serious steps to plan better and balance our state budget before it does any more building. We should take care of what we already have and use it to the max. That's just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the rest stop at the intersection of 87 & 188 should be reopened even if there is a need to revamp the wastewater treatment system. It would be money well spent.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct that the wastewater treatment system at the Mazatzal rest area needs to be completely rebuilt. Unfortuantely, though, there is no funding to do so at this time. We have no projection for when that rest area will be reopened.
DeleteWhat a waste of already spent taxpayer dollars. You would think that something this valuable would have been maintained so as not to get into this situation to begin with. Now a taxpayer asset is rotting away,while people are forced to stop along side the road and relieve themselves and their animals because there is no place to do so putting them and drivers in harms way.
DeleteWe need 2 open all of the rest stops! They cost thousands 2 build and now they just sit! The one at the Salt River Canynon needs 2 be reopened! It won't cost that much 4 someone to keep them clean and stocked with toliet paper.
ReplyDeleteThe good news is that ADOT has $500,000 programmed in 2014 to make the necessary repairs to the Salt River Canyon rest area so it can be reopened.
DeleteUnfortunately, though, the wastewater treatment system at the Mazatzal rest area needs to be completely rebuilt and there is no funding to do so. We have no projection for when that rest area will be reopened.
Stop wasting money on Data Collection and Photos and just start doing as you should have started 22 years ago...
ReplyDeleteTOTAL AGREEMENT! Should never have gotten this far. The ADA laws were long prior to 1990. Compliance with the ADA is NOT an option and should have been part of ALL neighborhood design, business design, every construction and inspections.
DeleteA pet-peive is how easy it is to get a Handicap placard. Like my neighbor, walks 3 miles every morning and has a handicap placard. She is taking valuable handicap spots where I can to find other parking (I'm a paraplegic, veteran). If you are borrowing mom's or dad's vehicle with a handicap placard DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN ABUSE IT taking handicap parking when you are not entitled.
The above post is exactly correct! By Paul Winger
Thanks for your comments. Just wanted to clarify... ADOT has always placed a high priority on ADA compliance and published our first ADA policy back in 1992, with revisions in 1995, 2001 and 2002. This current draft Transition Plan is a roadmap to ensure continued compliance with revised ADA standards moving forward. Thanks again for reading and taking the time to comment.
DeleteWho is going to finance it and do we want Tucson looking like S.CalPhoenix? My street doesn't have sidewalks and we like it that way.
ReplyDeleteI am sad to say I've run into this too often. Prejudice, uncaring, self-centered toward the disabled. These people often think "we aren't worth it".
DeleteWho pays for it? City, County, State even Federal funds. Also, if a business the price is cheap to come into compliance. "No grandfather clause"! If you do not like the way it looks, put you in a manual wheelchair, thin tires, and try to get through the loose gravel, soft ground; you'll be stuck waiting for someone to come along to help you.
Should your response be "don't go anywhere", stay at home? Think of what you just said!
Just wanted to clarify that this plan affects only ADOT facilities and state highways. It does not apply to local streets.
DeleteEnforcement! I am not referring to tickets to those abusers parking in blue-zones. Existing and new buildings, ADA states "closest possible access" (if it costs money or not) there is no "grandfather clause" per Supreme Court. If a business has a front door, then blue-zone parking closest to the front-door is mandatory! If the business needs to modify to be in compliant, then is necessary. Building inspectors do not care and tell businesses false information on ADA. Prior Tucson City Council, actually thought they had the authority to ignore ADA law, claiming to find a "happy medium" between business and disabled. WRONG!
ReplyDeleteSidewalks not passible by wheelchair a real problem.
I have considered taking pictures and presenting to the Tucson City Council. I can, we all can, easily call the ADA and file a complaint to force compliance. After a few of those, file a civil suit and use the penalties for good groups like PVA, Paralyzed Veterans of America (my favorite).
Please announce when public meetings happen so I may attend.
By Paul Winger, paralyzed veteran condemned to a wheelchair.
Sorry, forgot. If a Committee is formed to aid in determination, public information gathering, presentation to those decision makers, I volunteer to be part of such. By Paul Winger, Tucson resident.
DeleteThank you for your comments. Just to clarify...This plan affects only ADOT facilities and state highways. It does not apply to local streets or facilities.
DeleteI would like to see "van only" or "wheelchair only" spaces incorporated into the parking system. Almost every day I go out, I find someone that is encroaching into my loading area, or parked illegally. It is very frustrating when you ONLY can park in these van spaces, when there may be a regular space the same distance from the door, and folks with a placard seem to think that they have to park in the handicap parking spot. Not true. Please think of wheelchairs the next time you park in a van accessible spot. Thank you, Brian Garfield
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