Designing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities under ADA Standards and the CBC
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
8:30 – 4:30 pm PDT
Agenda:
Presented by Glenn Dea, AIA, ADAC, APAC-BE, CASp
Jurisdiction, Enforcement, and Scoping
- The Public Right of Way
- Accessibility Regulations
- Joint DOJ/DOT authority to enforce Title II of the ADA
- Transit Stops in the Public Right-of-Way – USDOT adoption of PROWAG
- Applicability of the CBC to sidewalks, curbs, and related facilities
- New Construction
- Overview
- Structural impracticability
- Alteration of Pedestrian Facilities
- Overview of DOJ and DOT joint technical assistance – June 2013
- Altered streets, roads, and highways
- What kinds of treatments are alterations?
- Alterations vs. maintenance
- Standards for Transportation Facilities
- Transit Agency Jurisdiction
- Coordination with other entities
- Shared intercity (Amtrak) and commuter rail stations
- ADA/Section 504 Self-Evaluations and Transition Plans
- Temporary Events and Accessibility
- Temporary Traffic Control
- Alternate pedestrian access routes
Building Blocks and Pedestrian Access Routes
- Sidewalks
- Grade
- Cross-slope
- Width
- Passing space and passing space interval
- Vertical clearance
- Changes in level
- Grates and gaps
- Obstacles and protruding objects
- Surface
- Pedestrian Street Crossings / Crosswalks
- Crosswalk pavement markings
- Unmarked crosswalks
- Roundabouts
- Transit Stops (effective January 17, 2025)
- Driveway Crossings
- At-Grade Rail Crossings
- Pedestrian Overpasses / Underpasses and Similar Structures
- Curb Ramps and Blended Transitions
- Detectable Warnings
- Detectable warnings specifications
- Detectable warnings locations
- Detectable warnings at boarding areas
- Detectable warnings at refuge islands
- Detectable warnings at rail crossings
- Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)/Pedestrian push buttons (PBB’s)
- On-street parking spaces
- Passenger drop-off and loading zones and bus stops
Site Accessibility
- New Construction
- Overview
- Structural impracticability
- Alteration of Building and Site Facilities
- Building Blocks and Accessible Routes
- Ramps
- Ramp handrails
- On-Site Parking Facilities and Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations
- Number of Accessible Spaces
- Location of Accessible Spaces
- Fire Alarm Systems/Means of Egress – Common Issues:
- Areas of refuge/exterior areas for assisted rescue
- Platform lifts
- Elevators
- Tactile exit signs
- Stairs
- Stair handrails
- Assembly areas
- Ramped aisles/stepped aisles
- Stairway identification signs
- Accessible Trash Enclosures
- Directional and Informational Signs
- Play Areas
- Outdoor Developed Areas
- Shared Use Paths and Class I Bikeways
Transportation Facilities
- Standards for Transportation Facilities
- Transit agency jurisdiction
- Coordination with other entities
- New Construction
- Overview
- Structural impracticability
- Alteration of Transportation Facilities
- Maximum extent feasible
- General alterations
- When the altered area is the path of travel
- Areas of primary function and path of travel
- Disproportionate costs
- Accessibility improvements when costs are disproportionate
- Public Transportation Programs and Activities in Existing Facilities
- What is equivalent facilitation?
- Equivalent facilitation for facilities
- Shared Intercity (Amtrak) and Commuter Rail Stations
- Bus Stops
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Facilities
- Key Stations
- Platform-Vehicle Coordination
- New Materials/Technologies and Anticipated Developments in Codes/Standards
- New developments in transportation
- Ride sharing services
- Personal transportation devices
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
6.5 HSW LUs
Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
6.5 HSW PDHs
ICC - International Code Council
.65 CEUs (Accessibility)
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
6.5 CM
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers, 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects, and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours for landscape architects in California. Engineers and landscape architects in California are not subject to mandatory continuing education requirements.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 6.5 HSW PDHs. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .65 CEUs in the specialty area of Accessibility (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association. This course is registered for CM | 6.5 for Certified Planners.
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Speakers
Glenn Dea, AIA, ADAC, APAC-BE, CASp
President of Collaborative Access StudioEmployed in the architecture and construction industry since 1988, Mr. Dea is a licensed architect in the states of California and Utah and is an ICC-certified accessibility inspector/plans examiner. Since 2001, his practice has focused on compliance with federal and state accessibility standards, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan services, and accessible design covering buildings, sites, and pedestrian facilities in public rights-of-way. This has encompassed accessibility evaluations, plan reviews, and code analyses for numerous corporate, education, and governmental clients.
Summary of Experience
- Consultant access compliance plan reviewer to California’s Division of the State Architect (DSA) – Los Angeles Basin Region Office (2004-2011)
- One of California’s first certified access specialists (CASp #023), based on experience and testing criteria administered by the DSA (2008)
- Alternate delegate (2014-2021) and primary delegate (2021-current) to the ICC/ANSI Committee on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, contributing to creation of the 2017 edition of the ICC A117.1 Accessibility Standard. The A117.1 Standard is adopted by building code jurisdictions throughout the United States.
- Provider of over 50 accessibility training presentations to licensed architects and engineers, attorneys, public agencies, and professional organizations, including a 5-hour course addressing the continuing education requirement for California architects.
- Provider of technical assistance to attorneys and other clients to assist in the resolution of lawsuits, complaints, and claims related to state and federal access laws.
AIA Info
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Course Title: Designing Accessible Pedestrian Facilities under ADA Standards and the CBC
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This 6.5-hour course examines accessible pedestrian design under ADA standards and the California Building Code. The course analyzes public rights-of-way, sidewalks, crossings, curb ramps, signals, parking, and shared-use paths, with a focus on new construction, alterations, enforcement, and coordination with transit agencies.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to identify applicable accessibility standards for pedestrian facilities in public rights-of-way under ADA and CBC requirements.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to analyze accessible design elements for sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian crossings, transit stops, etc.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to determine the applicability of accessibility regulations based on the project being new construction, an alteration or maintenance.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to incorporate detectable warnings, accessible pedestrian signals and buttons, hand rails, lifts and other accessible elements in their designs.
LUs: 6.5
LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 06/06/2028
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