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!

Much Better – Button rotated to orient into the crosswalk!

MUTCD Requirements & Basic Placement:

5Ft from Crosswalk

APS separated by 10 feet (3m) & aligned w/Crosswalk = Rapid Tick

Within 10ft of Curb

APS within 10ft = Speech Walk Message

Need two 9x12/15 Signs on a small diameter pole?

Polara Navigator Pole Adapters

(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

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