Proposed Public Rights-of-Way Guidelines (Finally) Coming July 26 – Law Office of Lainey Feingold

Proposed Public Rights-of-Way Guidelines (Finally) Coming July 26

Posted on July 13, 2011

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This is a post about new guidelines that will be published by the Access Board on July 26, 2011. The Guidelines will help make streets and sidewalks more usable by people with disabilities. The Guidelines are proposed, and members of the public will be able to comment on them.

December 5, 2011 Update: The Access Board’s public rights-of-way rules discussed in this post are now available on the Public Rights-of-Way Homepage on the Access Board website. In the most recent example of federal agency sluggishness in getting regulations finalized, the public comment period for these regulations was recently extended. Public comments are now due on February 2, 2012. Comments may be filed on the Regulations.gov website.

Original July 13, 2011 Post: The United States Access Board has announced that it will at long last publish the proposed Public Rights-of-Way Guidelines on July 26, 2011 – the 21st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The guidelines are expected to address a wide range of issues relating to access to sidewalks and streets by people with disabilities, including accessible pedestrian signals, crosswalks, roundabouts, curb ramps, street furnishings, parking, and [...]

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