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Kent staff release draft ADA transition plan for public comment, propose multi-year inventory schedule
Summary
City traffic engineer Eric Preston presented a draft Americans with Disabilities Act transition plan for the public right-of-way, opening a public comment period through May 15 and proposing a phased multi-year inventory and remediation schedule.
City Traffic Engineer Eric Preston presented a draft ADA transition plan for the public right-of-way at an April 1 council workshop and announced a public comment period that runs through May 15, after which staff will revise the plan and return to the Committee of the Whole on June 3 and council on June 17 for adoption.
Preston said the ADA Title II plan covers sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian signals, enhanced crossings and driveway crossings within the public right-of-way; it does not cover building interiors and other Title III facilities. He outlined four required elements of a transition plan: an inventory of barriers, a…
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