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City to evaluate adding audible pedestrian signals during signal-replacement program
Summary
City staff said audible pedestrian signals will be evaluated proactively during a large signal-replacement program so they can be installed when signals are replaced, rather than retrofitted later. Staff said each audible unit costs about $8,000 and requests can still be evaluated by the ADA committee.
Pat told the committee the transportation department has a list of intersections that currently include audible pedestrian signals and that, historically, installations were often request-driven or tied to funding partnerships.
She said the city is undertaking a large signal-replacement program and intends to evaluate intersections during that process for proactive installation of audible pedestrian signals rather than returning later for retrofits. "They're about $8,000 a piece," Pat said when discussing unit cost.
Pat said staff will evaluate proximity to parks and neighborhoods as part of the selection criteria and described an ongoing ADA transition-plan update that will incorporate a recommended evaluation process. Members can continue to submit requests; the ADA committee will evaluate them under the updated plan.
The committee asked for updates once the evaluation criteria are finalized; Pat said she will bring the updated ADA plan or policy back to a future meeting.
