2015 January 20, 2015 Quick Guide to APS Placement There has been a lot of activity with Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) in the last year. Matt Baker, Polara Engineering, Inc. has put together a guide with some visual help with regards to APS placement and orientation.
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2015
January 20, 2015
Quick Guide to APS Placement
There has been a lot of activity with Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) in the last year. Matt Baker, Polara Engineering, Inc. has put together a guide with some visual help with regards to APS placement and orientation.
Quick Guide to APS Placement (Slides from MNDOT presentation & NCUTCD Signals Technical Committee and ITE Traffic Engineering Council)
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MUTCD Requirements & Basic Placement:
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How is the orientation? Will it properly direct the Pedestrian into the Crosswalk?
NO!
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Much Better – Button rotated to orient into the crosswalk!
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(ITE Electronic Toolbox for Making Intersections More Accessible for Pedestrians who are Blind or Visually Impaired) http://www.ite.org/accessible/ (Accessible Design for the Blind) http://accessforblind.org/ (Accessible Pedestrian Signals – A Guide to Best Practices) http://www.apsguide.org/index.cfm (Minnesota Department of Transportation – Accessibility) http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ada/tools.html