01100738

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/159938.aspx

This report is designed to serve as a companion resource document to a one-day training course on accessible pedestrian signals (APS). It includes the following chapters: (1) Introduction to Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Definition and Current Guidance; (2) Travel by Pedestrians Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision; (3) Understanding Traffic Signals and Modern Intersection Design; (4) Features of Accessible Pedestrian Signals; (5) When to Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals; (6) Designing APS Installations; (7) Installation, Operation, and Maintenance; (8) Public Education about Accessible Pedestrian Signals; (9) U.S. Case Studies; and (10) International Practice. There are 5 appendices: (A) Current Guidelines; (B) Product Information; (C) Research on Accessible Pedestrian Signals; (D) APS Prioritization Tool Instructions and Forms; and (E) Glossary.

Details on the research used to develop the training course and tool can be found in NCHRP Web Document 117B.

NCHRP Project 3-62

English

428p

2007-6

NCHRP Web-Only Document

Contractor Guide

Web

Appendices (5) ; Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables

Accessibility; Best practices; Blind persons; Case studies; Design; Education and training; Guidelines; Installation; Pedestrian actuated controllers; State of the practice; Visually impaired persons

Accessible pedestrian signals; Operation and maintenance

Design; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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