Hi everyone. Brian Waterman with StarMetro asked if I could help out with getting opinions and/or a consensus from the blind community about the following items by this Friday, 3/1. In addition to posting on TABI, feel free to send your comments directly to Brian at Brian.Waterman@xxxxxxxxxx . 1. FTA funding has now been approved to proceed with installing the braille signage at bus stops! It is logical to begin installing them in the areas where the bus routes intersect. What other areas and stops do you see as a priority, and why? 2. So far, the City and StarMetro have installed audible signals/APS at 10 out of the 15 intersections that were identified as being "high priority." The rest are still in the works. A change to the priority list (see attached list) has been requested. When the list was originally created, it was determined that an audible signal/APS at Adams St. and Tennessee St. was of high priority. Since then, several of the buses have been re-routed to go into the transfer plaza, decreasing the necessity for riders to walk in the vicinity to make their transfers. It is being recommended that the Adams and Tennessee intersection be dropped to a lower priority. Instead, it is being recommended that the city proceed with installation of audible signals/APS at the two following intersections (already listed as a high priority): a) Mahan Dr. and Magnolia Dr. and b) Seventh Ave. and Monroe St. (near the Senior Center). Please weigh in on each of these topics. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Evelyn Worley, COMS, CVRT Assistant Director Lighthouse of the Big Bend (850) 942-3658 x203 Fax (850) 942-4518 Lighthouse of the Big Bend "Guiding People Through Vision Loss" 3071 Highland Oaks Terrace, Tallahassee, FL 32301
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Audible Signal Intersections 2013.xls
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