Hi All I've been out of e-mail range until this evening. I'll give this a read tomorrow. I think we are all on the same page as to our concerns. Since I was not at the meeting I must defer to those who were there with regard to the accuratacy and completeness of Matt's summary. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen Gourgey <karen.gourgey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, Jan 31, 2011 13:51:37 Subject: [passcoalition] Summary from MOPAID of Dec 16 Meeting > > > > > 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 limite= > d exposure given to the other needed accommodations like detectable warning= > s, 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 MOPAID summarydd=20 > > > On December 16, 2010 The Mayor's Office for People with Disabiliti= > es met with the Department of Transportation and the Coalition of Pedestria= > ns for Accessible Safe Streets (PASS) to discuss the new DOJ criteria to be= > utilized when installing Accessible Pedestrian Signals, and the below summ= > arizes the basic working approach for proceeding. > > All new installations of lights in New York City will now be evaluated usin= > g 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 MOPAID. > > To start with a baseline, it is necessary to know where the signals have be= > en installed to date, and if and when the complete Department of Justice st= > andards have been followed when installing accessible pedestrian signals. > > Further, too meet the unique urban setting that is New York City, modificat= > ions to the DOJ criteria should be considered, and MOPAID and PASS will exa= > mine the tool and provide comments on how the DOJ criteria can be modifieddd= > =20 > > As DOT strives to improve pedestrian safety, such changes in intersection = > design and signalization continue to make the pedestrian phase of street cr= > ossings increasingly difficult for people with vision loss. =20 > > Changes include intersections with multiple lanes, irregular shapes and com= > plicated phasing. =20 > > Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities will continue to partner with P= > ASS concerning additional pedestrian matters such as Leading Pedestrian Int= > ervals (LPI), pedestrian plazas, and the installation of bike lanesdd=20 > The statements above attempt to provide a brief summary of the conversN= > of December 16, and set forth some steps to get momentum generated on acce= > ssible signals, and to assure that other identified matters of safety are f= > lagged for future strategic planning discussions. The above does not asser= > t 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. =20 > > > > > > > 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/ > > > >