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AGENDA
DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
APRI_L 6. 2005
INTRODUCTIONS
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RON CHAPMAN, BPW -- INTERSECTION ISSUES
SIDEWALK PROGRAM -- LARRY AND GREG
DAVID MCELRATH -- BPAC, CLIFF STREET
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Disability Advisory Council
RESOLUTION: Audible Traffic Signals
Whereas._audible-traffic-signals allo-w-penplwho ire blind and peeple who— -
are visually impaired to safely cross intersections, and
Whereas, separate buttons can be installed to activate audible signals, and
Whereas, the City's Disability Advisory Council (DAC) should be consulted
on matters of handicapped access to public works, it is
Resolved, that the DAC unanimously requests the City to retrofit audible
crossing signals at as many City of Ithaca intersections as feasible, and it is
further
Resolved, that the DAC requests the City to include audible signals in design
considerations of any new or planned traffic signals, and to notify the DAC
when new or retrofitted traffic signals are proposed.
--passed unanimously, November 3, 2004
March 2, 2005
Disability Advisory Council
City of Ithaca
108 E. Green Street
Ithaca,NY 14850
Board of Public Works
City of Ithaca
108 E. Green Street
Ithaca,NY 14850
Re: Letter from Challenge, 2/25/05 and meeting of the DAC, 3/2/05
Dear Members:
The Disability Advisory Council (DAC) supports the requests made in the attached letter.
We agree that pedestrian crossing at Challenge is very problematic, as described, and
needs immediate attention. The Board of Public Works and the department should work
with Challenge and the MR/DD subcommittee to address the concerns raised and their
requests.
We suggest that a representative of Challenge and the MR/DD subcommittee be invited
to address the BPW. Lastly,the DAC suggests that the use of traffic calming devices be
considered as one of a series of possible solutions to this problem.
Sincerely,
Larry Roberts
Chair and liaison to the BPW