DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Update On 2024 Dakota County Americans With Disabilities Act Transition Plan For County Highway Rights Of Way
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Receive an update on the 2024 Dakota County Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for County Highway Rights of Way (ADA Transition Plan).
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system throughout the County and region and to ensure that the transportation system is accessible to all residents, staff has developed an inventory and findings update to the County's original 2016 Dakota County ADA Transition Plan. Having an ADA Transition Plan is a requirement for County transportation projects identified in the regional Transportation Improvement Program.
The ADA of 1990 is a civil rights statute that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. As stipulated in Title II of the ADA, Dakota County was required to perform a self-evaluation of its transportation facilities and to develop an ADA Transition Plan to address deficiencies.
In 2016, staff conducted an inventory of pedestrian facilities and traffic signals within Dakota County public right of way to develop the County's first ADA Transition Plan. The plan was developed in coordination between County Transportation staff, the County Attorney's Office, and County Risk Management. The 2016 ADA Transition Plan identified that the document was to be updated as conditions within the County evolved, with no specific timelines for doing an update.
In 2024, staff determined the timing was appropriate for an update of the original 2016 ADA Transition Plan as the Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan was adopted and a complete cycle of Capital Improvement Program projects was completed. The 2024 update focuses primarily on inventory findings and comparisons to determine existing conditions and progress in compliance.
The ADA Transition Plan is used as guidance ...
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