[nfbwatlk] Fw: Follow Up with National Federation for the Blind

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
Oh no!  Not truncated domes!
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacob Struiksma" <lawnmower84 at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: Follow Up with National Federation for the Blind


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jonathan Dong" <Jonathan.Dong at Seattle.Gov>
> To: <jacob.struiksma at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Bill Bryant" <Bill.Bryant at Seattle.Gov>; "Diana Holloway"
> <Diana.Holloway at Seattle.Gov>
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 12:01 PM
> Subject: Follow Up with National Federation for the Blind
>
>
> Jacob -
>
> Thank you for inviting me to attend the meeting with the National 
> Federation
> of the Blind on Saturday, April 18, 2009.  I appreciated the opportunity 
> to
> speak to this group regarding the Seattle Transit Priority Corridor
> Improvements.
>
> At the meeting there was a question raised on the design of the curb ramps
> and how they will accommodate persons who are blind.
> Our TPCI curb ramps will be built to our City standards, with the 
> detectable
> warning strip. Behind this strip, called the ramp area, the concrete will 
> be
> scored with a mesh pattern. Behind the ramp area, we'll have a landing 
> area.
> The "lip" at the area where the ramp transitions to the roadways is
> customarily required to be flush.
>
> The group also had several questions regarding the design of the bus
> shelters.  Please contact Paul Roybal, Metro RapidRide Project Manager at
> (206) 684-1599 to obtain more information on the bus shelter designs.
>
> Thanks again for your interest in the transit improvements.  If you have 
> any
> further questions or comments, please contact me at (206) 233-8564.
>
> Jonathan Dong, AICP
> Senior Transportation Planner
> Seattle Department of Transportation
>
>
>
>
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