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Webinar: An Accessible Approach To Shared Streets, Jim Elliott, Janet Barlow, Dan Goodman
Webinar: An Accessible Approach To Shared Streets, Jim Elliott, Janet Barlow, Dan Goodman
TREC Webinar Series
In October 2017 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) unveiled a groundbreaking new resource on planning and designing shared streets to accommodate people with vision disabilities. The first report of its kind, Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities (learn more and download the report) / (access the 508 version here) introduces accessible design principles for shared streets based on detailed research and extensive outreach, equipping communities to pursue new designs that are accessible for people with vision disabilities. Drawing from notable practices, public outreach, and field analysis from multiple US …