Research Project
Accessible Cities Project
Mixed Methods Evaluation of ADA Transition Plans and Best Practices
- Principal Investigator
- Eisenberg, Yochai
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Labbé, Delphine
- Start Date
- 2021-10-01
- End Date
- 2026-09-30
- Research Area(s)
- Active Projects
- Community Living
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- DHD Research
- Disability
- Disability Policy
- Participation Among People with Disabilities
- Qualitative Research
- Rights and Advocacy
- Funding Source
- NIDILRR Great Lakes ADA Center
Abstract
People with disabilities encounter numerous barriers in the public rights-of-way, which includes sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals. In addition, there is a lack of understanding on where local governments are in their progress towards barrier removal. This research addresses the lack of knowledge around the status of planning and removal of barriers in the pedestrian environment.
This research involved a mixed-methods approach including a systematic evaluation of ADA transition plans for the public rights-of-way, interviews with ADA transition planning teams, and a geospatial analysis comparing communities with and without ADA transition plans.
Creating High-quality ADA Transition Plans for the Pedestrian Environment: A Casebook of Success Stories https://www.adagreatlakes.org/Research/CasebookADAsuccesstories.pdf
Where the sidewalk ends: The state of municipal ADA transition planning for the public right-of-way in the Chicago region https://metroplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ensemblemedia_mpc_adatransitionplanreport_compliant.pdf
The Right to the Right of Way: A storymap on the rise of lawsuits and how ADA transition plans can be an important alternative. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2a67a89064c946119a817532b81f0baa
Interactive database of ADA transition plans on the public rights of way (up to 2022) https://ada-dcc.org/adagreatlakes/transition-plans/
ADA Audio Conference Webinar: Planning for pedestrians with disabilities: Sharing successes and gaps from ADA Transition Plans around the U.S. https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/archives/110844