From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue May 19 07:57:50 2009 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 07:57:50 -0700 Subject: ACEC/ODOT May 2009 Brownbag - Public Involvement Message-ID: On behalf of the Region 1 ACEC/ODOT training committee, we welcome your attendance to the May Brown Bag Lunch Series, Public Involvement topic "Can't we all just get along". There will be three dynamic PI experts present, Lew Fredericks - NW Ideas, Joan Brown-Kline - Joan Brown-Kline Associates, and Jonath Colon - Montesi and Associates Consulting, facilitated by our own Shelli Romero. Please open the flyer and follow RSVP instructions for this session. The flyer can be found at the ODOT internet site http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/ACECbrownbags/ Fred Maddox of KPFF Consulting Engineer's will be handling all RSVP's. If you would like your name removed from these invitations be sure to reply letting me know at your earliest convenience. Thanks Tony Coleman Region 1 Freight Mobility/Construction Liaison 123 NW Flanders Street Portland, Oregon 97209-4016 Phone 503.731.8480 Cell 503.880.8210 Fax 503.731.8531 anthony.t.coleman at odot.state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue May 19 08:48:09 2009 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:48:09 -0700 Subject: Accessible Signal Web Page Message-ID: > Everything you wanted to know about accessible signals. Please > distribute. > > Updated Web resource for Accessible Pedestrian Signals > An updated Web site on the best practices of Accessible Pedestrian > Signals has been launched at www.apsguide.org > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=708> . An Accessible Pedestrian > Signal is "a device that communicates information about pedestrian > timing in nonvisual format such as audible tones, verbal messages, > and/or vibrating surfaces (MUTCD, Section 4A.02)." > Sections within the Web site include: > Chapter 1: Introduction > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=702> > Chapter 2: Travel by Blind Pedestrians > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=700> > Chapter 3: Understanding Traffic Signals > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=699> > Chapter 4: Features of APS > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=698> > Chapter 5: When to Install APS > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=697> > Chapter 6: Designing APS Installations > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=696> > Chapter 7: Installation & Operation > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=695> > Chapter 8: Public Education > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=694> > Chapter 9: U.S. Case Studies > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=693> > Chapter 10: International Case Studies > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=701> > Appendix A: Current Guidelines > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=707> > Appendix B: Product Information > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=706> > Appendix C: Research on APS > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=705> > Appendix D: Prioritization Tool Instructions and Forms > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=704> > Appendix E: Glossary > ter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=703> > The content of the Web site is a product of the National Cooperative > Highway Research Program Project 3-62, Guidelines for Accessible > Pedestrian Signals. This research study used extensive field testing > to determine which APS features and locations are most beneficial for > blind and visually impaired pedestrians. The web site content was > adapted from the print document produced by the NCSHP study, entitled > Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practices. > > Sheila Lyons > ODOT > Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Manager > 355 Capitol St. NE, Rm 222 > Salem, OR 97301-3749 > 503-986-3555 > Sheila.a.lyons at odot.state.or.us > www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bikeped/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue May 19 09:25:29 2009 From: odot_ae_consultant_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (ODOT Info - A&E Consultants) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 09:25:29 -0700 Subject: Updated Web resource for Accessible Pedestrian Signals Message-ID: Everything you wanted to know about accessible signals. Please distribute. Updated Web resource for Accessible Pedestrian Signals An updated Web site on the best practices of Accessible Pedestrian Signals has been launched at &&&&www.apsguide.org . An Accessible Pedestrian Signal is "a device that communicates information about pedestrian timing in nonvisual format such as audible tones, verbal messages, and/or vibrating surfaces (MUTCD, Section 4A.02)." Sections within the Web site include: &&&&Chapter 1: Introduction &&&&Chapter 2: Travel by Blind Pedestrians &&&&Chapter 3: Understanding Traffic Signals &&&&Chapter 4: Features of APS &&&&Chapter 5: When to Install APS &&&&Chapter 6: Designing APS Installations &&&&Chapter 7: Installation & Operation &&&&Chapter 8: Public Education &&&&Chapter 9: U.S. Case Studies &&&&Chapter 10: International Case Studies &&&&Appendix A: Current Guidelines &&&&Appendix B: Product Information &&&&Appendix C: Research on APS &&&&Appendix D: Prioritization Tool Instructions and Forms &&&&Appendix E: Glossary The content of the Web site is a product of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 3-62, Guidelines for Accessible Pedestrian Signals. This research study used extensive field testing to determine which APS features and locations are most beneficial for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. The web site content was adapted from the print document produced by the NCSHP study, entitled Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practices. Sheila Lyons ODOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Manager 355 Capitol St. NE, Rm 222 Salem, OR 97301-3749 503-986-3555 Sheila.a.lyons at odot.state.or.us www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bikeped/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: