[passcoalition] Summary from MOPD of Dec 16 Meeting
- From: Karen Gourgey <karen.gourgey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:54:05 +0000
Hi Everyone,
Below is the summary of the Dec 16 meeting furnished by Matthew PuVogel of the
Mayor's Office for people with disabs. My concern with it is the limited
exposure given to the other needed accommodations like detectable warnings,
and, of course, it sounds like folks still don't understand LPI's. I'll also
send the flyer they want to send to the community. I want to respond to
Matthew tomorrow morning So, if you have comments, please let me know by this
evening if at all possible.
Thanks.
Karen, (see below for MOPD summary.
On December 16, 2010
The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities met with the Department of
Transportation and the Coalition of Pedestrians for Accessible Safe Streets
(PASS) to discuss the new DOJ criteria to be utilized when installing
Accessible Pedestrian Signals, and the below summarizes the basic working
approach for proceeding.
All new installations of lights in New York City will now be evaluated using
the complete Department of Justice criteria, and if they are deemed to be a
priority, an Accessible pedestrian signal will be installed.
It was determined that PASS requests should be submitted to the Department of
Transportation Borough Commissioner and a copy sent to MOPD.
To start with a baseline, it is necessary to know where the signals have been
installed to date, and if and when the complete Department of Justice standards
have been followed when installing accessible pedestrian signals.
Further, too meet the unique urban setting that is New York City, modifications
to the DOJ criteria should be considered, and MOPD and PASS will examine the
tool and provide comments on how the DOJ criteria can be modified.
As DOT strives to improve pedestrian safety, such changes in intersection
design and signalization continue to make the pedestrian phase of street
crossings increasingly difficult for people with vision loss.
Changes include intersections with multiple lanes, irregular shapes and
complicated phasing.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities will continue to partner with PASS
concerning additional pedestrian matters such as Leading Pedestrian Intervals
(LPI), pedestrian plazas, and the installation of bike lanes.
The statements above attempt to provide a brief summary of the conversation of
December 16, and set forth some steps to get momentum generated on accessible
signals, and to assure that other identified matters of safety are flagged for
future strategic planning discussions. The above does not assert to include
all of the details or opinions expressed at the meeting or in accompanying
documents, or to include all of the critical safety issues to be explored in
future planning partnerships.
Karen Luxton Gourgey Ed.D., Director
Computer Center for Visually Impaired People
Baruch College, City University of New York
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box H-0648
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (646) 312-1426
Fax: (646) 312-1421
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ccvip/
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