Accessible Cities
The goal of this research project is to describe the current status of Public Rights-of-Way (PROW) ADA transition plans in the U.S. in order to improve understanding and identify where additional resources are needed for local planning and implementation of Title II of the ADA, which focuses on local governments. PROW plans focus on the locations where people walk in a community – sidewalks, paths and intersections. This infrastructure is important for supporting community mobility.
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Funding
This sub-project is one of the research projects funded through the Great Lakes ADA Center, NIDILLR Grant # 90DP0091-02-00.
Publications and resources
Eisenberg, Y., Heider, A., Gould, R., & Jones, R. (2020). Are communities in the United States planning for pedestrians with disabilities? Findings from a systematic evaluation of local government barrier removal plans. Cities, 102, 102720.
Metropolitan Planning Council and ADA Great Lakes Center(2021) Where the sidewalk ends: The state of municipal ADA transition planning for the public right-of-way in the Chicago region.
Eisenberg, Y., Heider, A., Stokes, M., Deitrick, S. Planning for pedestrians with disabilities: Sharing successes and gaps from ADA Transition Plans around the U.S.
ADA TP webinar Part I Research part–archived recording
Team
Principal investigator
Yochai Eisenberg, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
Co-investigators
Delphine Labbe, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
Rob Gould, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
Robin Jones, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences