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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />May 4, 2015 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Nancy Burns, ADA Transition Plan Project Manager, 541-682-6887 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Draft ADA Transition Plan Available for Review <br /> <br />The City of Eugene Public Works Department has conducted an evaluation of its public rights of <br />way and drafted a transition plan that outlines how the organization will continue to comply with ADA <br />regulations and provide to the extent possible safe access within the rights of way for all individuals. <br />Upon the adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City embarked on a <br />comprehensive accessibility evaluation of its facilities. To date three such evaluations have been <br />undertaken and completed in 1992, 2000, and 2008. After extensive public input, phase 1 of the City’s <br />existing ADA Transition Plan, including a three fiscal-year schedule for completing prioritized <br />accessibility projects, was approved in 1993. Subsequent phases of the existing plan have been <br />prepared and implemented, with the existing 2012 plan representing phase 7. While a schedule for <br />curb ramp installation has always been a part of each phase of the City’s existing plan, the intent of the <br />current project is to ultimately draft a separate companion plan that more specifically and <br />comprehensively addresses accessibility within the public rights of way. <br />As part of this new draft transition plan, Public Works collected detailed data on over 15,000 <br />sidewalk ramps and 250 pedestrian signals to develop transition schedules specific to these facilities. <br />In addition to the inventory of ramps and pedestrian signals and schedules, the transition plan for the <br />public rights of way also includes a system of barrier removal prioritization, information on how to <br />request barrier removals from the right-of-way facilities, and an appeals process. <br />An electronic copy is available on the City website at www.eugene-or.gov/adaplan. Paper <br />copies of the draft transition plan for facilities in the public rights of way are also available at multiple <br />locations: the Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Office (99 West 10 Ave, Suite 116), the <br />th <br />Downtown Library (100 West 10 Avenue), the City Manager’s Office (125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor), <br />ththnd <br />and Public Works Maintenance Office (1820 Roosevelt Boulevard). <br />The draft plan is available for public comment through May 31, 2015. Comments and questions <br />may be submitted by e-mail to adaplan@ci.eugene.or.us or by calling (541)682-5277. Comment forms <br />are also available at locations with paper copies of the plan. Assistance in filling out a comment form is <br />available at the Human Rights and Neighborhood Involvement Office (99 West 10 Ave, Suite 116). <br />th <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />