Public Comments on the Draft Update of Guidelines for Buses and Vans
On April 11, the Board released for public comment draft revisions to the Board’s accessibility guidelines for buses and vans (Docket No. 2007-1). The revisions, which are based on the Board’s review of the guidelines and input it received at an industry roundtable in January and public meetings held last September and July, were available for comment until June 11, 2007. Comments received to date (by e-mail, electronic submission, mail, or fax) on the revisions are posted below. For further information regarding this rulemaking, please contact: Dennis Cannon at cannon@access-board.gov, 202-272-0015 (v), or 202-272-0082 (TTY).
Individuals
Organizations
- Access Services Inc., John Helm (June 8, 2007)
- Advocacy Services of Western Kansas, Wilma Day (June 4, 2007)
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s Accessibility Advisory Committee (AC Transit AAC), Kim Huffman (June 7, 2007)
- Amalgamated Transit Union, Warren S. George (June 11, 2007)
- American Bus Association, Clyde J. Hart Jr. (June 12, 2007)
- American Public Transportation Association, William W. Millar (June 11, 2007)
- American Seating Company, John Adelsperger (June 11, 2007)
- Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, Christopher White (June 11, 2007)
- AppalCART, Christopher D. Turner (June 8, 2007)
- Beaver County Transit Authority, Gene Livingston (June 6, 2007)
- Braun Corporation, Barry E. Wolff (June 7 and 11, 2007)
- Capital District Coalition for Accessible Transportation (CDCAT), Donna Suhor (July 3, 2007)
- CATC/The Bus, Marge Cole (April 16, 2007)
- Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, Rick Ramacier (June 6, 2007)
- Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority, Rick Cain (June 11, 2007)
- Centre Area Transportation Authority, Hugh A. Mose (June 8, 2007)
- Champion Bus, Kathy Gaffney (June 7, 2007)
- Chelan-Douglas Public Transportation Benefit Area (Link Transit), Richard DeRock (July 5, 2007)
- City of Omaha Metro Area Transit, Curt Simon (June 11, 2007)
- City of Scottsdale, Debra Astin (June 1, 2007)
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Jennifer Dexter and Julie Ward (June 11, 2007)
- CyRide, Sheri Kyras (June 11, 2007)
- Daimler-Chrysler Commercial Buses of North America, Joe Labonte (June 11, 2007)
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), Bradford J. Miller (June 11, 2007)
- Developmental Services of NorthWest Kansas (DSNWK), Ron Straight (June 8, 2007)
- Douglas J. Cross Transportation Consulting, Douglas J. Cross (June 10, 2007)
- ElDorado National (California), Gentry C. Shaw (June 11, 2007)
- ElDorado National (Kansas), Ken Huser (May 30, 2007)
- Finney County Transit, Bonnie L. Burgardt (June 4, 2007)
- Gillig Corporation, Charles E. Koske (June 7, 2007)
- Golden Gate District, Celia G. Kupersmith (May 25, 2007)
- Greyhound Lines Inc., Theodore Knappen (May 25, 2007)
- Hall Area Transit, Janice a Crow (June 11, 2007)
- Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Kristin L. Nanke (June 11, 2007)
- Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid), Peter J. Varga (June 7, 2007)
- Jacksonville Transit Management, Thomas Jury (June 11, 2007)
- Johnson County SEATS, Tom Brase (June 8, 2007)
- Kansas City Transportation Group, Terry O’Toole (June 11, 2007)
- King County Metro Transit, Kevin Desmond (June 7, 2007)
- Knoxville Area Transit, Cynthia McGinnis (June 11, 2007)
- Lift-U, Cleatus Lewis (May 29, 2007)
- Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, Barbara Duffy (June 11, 2007)
- Maine Department of Transportation, Steven Greenlaw (June 11, 2007)
- Metro St. Louis, Patricia Hall and Raymond Friem (June 11, 2007)
- National Center for Accessible Transportation, Joe Zaworski (June 13, 2007)
- National Federation of the Blind, James D. McCarthy (June 8, 2007)
- New Flyer of America Inc., Paul Smith (June 4, 2007)
- New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Christopher P. Boylan (June 11, 2007)
- Pierce Transit, Lynne Griffith (June 11, 2007)
- Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (June 4, 2007)
- Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, Alfred H. Harf (June 11, 2007)
- Razorback Transit, Michael J. Seither (June 11, 2007)
- Region XII COG, James J. Burns (June 11, 2007)
- Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Jacob L. Snow (July 5, 2007)
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Association of North America, Lawrence W. Schneider (June 11, 2007)
- RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety; Gina Bertocci, Lawrence Schneider, and Tricia Karg (June 8, 2007)
- Ricon Corporation, William W. Hinze (June 11, 2007)
- Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK), Jeffrey Nelson (June 11, 2007)
- Saint Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission, David W. Tripp (June 12, 2007)
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, Paul Jablonski (June 11, 2007)
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. (June 7, 2007)
- San Joaquin Regional Transit District, Jean Folleta and Marla Livengood (June 11, 2007)
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO), Marcela Tavantzis (June 8, 2007)
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Faye L.M. Moore (June 11, 2007)
- Spokane Transit Authority, Susan Millbank (June 12, 2007)
- Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association, Alfred LaGasse (June 11, 2007)
- Transfort/Dial-A-Ride, Marlys Sittner (June 11, 2007)
- Transit Express Inc., John V Doherty (June 7, 2007)
- Tri-State Transit Authority, Vickie Shaffer (June 8, 2007)
- United Spinal Association, Terry Moakley (June 11, 2007)
- Unitrans, Geoff Straw (June 8, 2007)
- Valley Transportation Corp, Bill Legare (June 11, 2007)
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Deborah S. Lipman (June 11, 2007)
- Wichita Transit, Jay Banasiak (June 11, 2007)
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation, David Lowe (June 11, 2007)