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City presentation details ADA right‑of‑way transition plan, adopted in July 2024
Summary
The city’s ADA compliance administrator reviewed a 20‑year ADA right‑of‑way transition plan adopted by resolution in July 2024, outlining priorities, condition findings and an estimated long‑term cost that will be reviewed annually through the CIP process.
Evan Corent, the city’s ADA compliance administrator, presented the city’s ADA right‑of‑way transition plan and said it was adopted by resolution in July 2024 and began its first funding cycle in 2025. "The plan outlines the city's process to address years of a maintenance backlog, established priorities, and an overall funding plan," Corent said.
Corent described the plan as a 20‑year, data‑driven roadmap to make sidewalks and curb ramps safe and usable for all users, including people with disabilities, children and older adults. He said the plan relies on a pedestrian demand model that weights proximity to destinations (schools, transit, parks) and household characteristics such as presence of a person with a disability, low vehicle ownership and income to prioritize corridors for work. The plan includes a self‑evaluation, implementation methods and community engagement steps required under federal rules (28 CFR) and state statute.
Corent gave the meeting an inventory snapshot used in the plan: the city has about 425 miles of sidewalks and roughly 6,500 curb ramps; an estimated 4,500 curb ramps need repair or replacement and about 280 miles of sidewalks need repair or reconstruction (conditions measured in 2024). He said the city intends to update condition assessments periodically as the program progresses and technology evolves.
Next procedural steps: Corent said the long‑term funding level will continue to be reviewed annually through the capital improvement program (CIP) process; the next public CIP presentation is scheduled to go before the commission in May (date noted during the meeting).
