 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/24/2014
Contact: Kayla Bromelkamp, public affairs, 612-348-8536
News release
Public comment period
runs through December 31
Hennepin
County is seeking input on its draft plan to support accessibility for pedestrians on its road network. The document, called the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Transition Plan, presents current practices and policies that relate
to accessibility, and identifies an inventory of existing county road network facilities supporting accessibility at intersections.
The plan details
Hennepin County’s evaluation
of its road network and identifies the transition plan to bring the county into
full compliance with the ADA. It also ties into broader
efforts to support healthy communities that include motorists, cyclists,
transit users and pedestrians.
Hennepin County has made significant efforts to improve
pedestrian accessibility along sidewalks and at intersections. Most recently along Hiawatha
Avenue in Minneapolis, the county installed accessible pedestrian
signals and reconstructed the existing pedestrian ramps that were previously
difficult to navigate for disabled persons. The county also replaced more than 250 pedestrian
ramps in 2014 and continuously partners with local cities to identify existing
crosswalks that warrant improvements.
The
plan can be viewed online at www.hennepin.us/adaplan
and printed copies are available at all 41 Hennepin
County libraries, the Hennepin County Government Center in
Minneapolis, and at the county’s public works facility in Medina. Comments can
be submitted in writing via email to adaplan@hennepin.us
or by mail to Jason Pieper, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340.
After
the comment period ends on December 31, a revised plan will be presented to the county board
of commissioners for consideration early in 2015.
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