Note: This report was published in 1999. Accessibility guidelines and practices, and construction and maintenance techniques have evolved, and more current information is available in other reports and guidance. For example, see the US Access Board's reports and guidelines about public rights-of-way at www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way, such as the Special Report: Accessible Public Rights of Way Planning and Designing for Alterations, and reports and guidelines about outdoor developed areas at www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/recreation-facilities/outdoor-developed-areas. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has Accessibility Guidance available on its Accessibility Resource Library at www.fhwa.dot.gov/accessibility/. Please see the following documents, which also cite FHWA's interpretation of related case law.
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Program Manager:
Barbara McMillen
Authors:
Beneficial Designs, Inc.
Peter W. Axelson, M.S.M.E., A.T.P.
Denise A. Chesney, M.E., B.M.E.
Dorothy V. Galvan
Julie B. Kirschbaum, B.A.
Patricia E. Longmuir, M.S.C.
Camille Lyons, B.A.
Kathleen M. Wong, B.A.
Illustrations:
Matthew J. Boisseau, B.S. Clay Butler
Date:
July 1999
Notice:
This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof.
The contents of this report reflect the views of the contractor, who is responsible for the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation.
This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturers' names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the object of this document.
Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
Part I of II:
Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices
Acknowledgement:
Julie Kirschbaum was the project coordinator for this report, and for the last two years, has focused on the development of this document.
