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Goshen adopts policies on right-of-way surface treatments and PROWAG ADA guidelines
Summary
The board adopted a policy limiting decorative surface treatments, banners and statuary in the public right of way and separately adopted the 2010 ADA Standards and the 2023 PROWAG public right of way accessibility guidelines.
The Goshen City Board of Public Works and Safety unanimously adopted two resolutions addressing activity in the public right of way.
The first, Resolution 2025-11, establishes a policy regulating aesthetic surface treatments on travel-way surfaces and the placement of statues and banners in the public right of way. Dustin Saylor, director of public works and utilities, told the board the policy clarifies what is acceptable within the right of way, including a limited palette of pavement colors and restrictions intended to avoid driver distraction and to ensure compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and ADA guidance.
The board also adopted Resolution 2025-20, which applies the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design and the 2023 Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) for pedestrian facilities within the public right of way. Saylor said PROWAG contains more detailed language for sidewalks, crossings and drive approaches and that several other Indiana communities have adopted it; the Department of Justice has not finalized federal adoption but staff advised that local adoption clarifies expectations for contractors and businesses.
Board members approved both measures without public comment.
