RES 19-033 APPROVING THE ST. ANTHONY ADA TRANSITION PLAN FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY

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Saint Anthony Village ADA Transition Plan for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way Appendix G APPENDIX G – GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABA: See Architectural Barriers Act. ADA: See Americans with Disabilities Act. ADA Transition Plan: Mn/DOT’s transportation system plan that identifies accessibility needs, the process to fully integrate accessibility improvements into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and ensures all transportation facilities, services, programs, and activities are accessible to all individuals. ADAAG: See Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. Accessible: A facility that provides access to people with disabilities using the design requirements of the ADA. Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS): A device that communicates information about the WALK phase in audible and vibrotactile formats. Alteration: A change to a facility in the public right-of-way that affects or could affect access, circulation, or use. An alteration must not decrease or have the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a facility or an accessible connection to an adjacent building or site. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil rights legislation passed in 1990 and effective July 1992. The ADA sets design guidelines for accessibility to public facilities, including sidewalks and trails, by individuals with disabilities. Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG ): contains scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to buildings and public facilities by individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. APS: See Accessible Pedestrian Signal. Architectural Barriers Act (ABA): Federal law that requires facilities designed, built, altered or leased with Federal funds to be accessible. The Architectural Barriers Act marks one of the first efforts to ensure access to the built environment. Capital Improvement Program (CIP): The CIP for the Transportation Department includes an annual capital budget and a five-year plan for funding the new construction and reconstruction projects on the city’s transportation system. Detectable Warning: A surface feature of truncated domes, built in or applied to the walking surface to indicate an upcoming change from pedestrian to vehicular way. DOJ: See United States Department of Justice.