2005 State of Mobility Report - City of Bellevue

CHAPTER 10: Pedestrian System
Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Plan
Update
The Ped/Bike Plan is scheduled to be updated in
2007/2008. The process will confirm the City’s
vision for the completed pedestrian system, add
new projects to the list and re-establish priorities.
The plan update will also evaluate two new ways to
measure progress on the pedestrian system.
• Pedestrian Level of Service, similar in concept
to the Level of Service discussed in Chapter 3,
can help the City prioritize projects or routes
where the investment of available resources could
maximize return in terms of system usage or
completion.
Example of curb ramp that needs improvement
• Revise pedestrian system completion targets
to be recommended for adoption in the
Comprehensive Plan. Revised targets will
consider the completion of system-wide linkages
a high priority.
Curb Ramps
Key elements of an accessible sidewalk system are
the curb ramps at intersections. The absence of
ramps, or substandard ramps that are too narrow
or slope too steeply can limit people’s mobility. In
2005 Bellevue began an inventory of the condition
of each curb ramp in the city, and developed a
prioritization system that will help focus resources
to where they are needed most.
ADA Transition Planning
In 2006 City staff will work to formalize the
Transportation Department’s Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan. The purpose
of a transition plan is to document transportation
facilities in the public right of way or on public
property that do not meet the standards detailed
in the Act. The Curb Ramp Inventory effort
is an important first step in the process. City
Example of ADA compliant curb ramps
staff will continue the effort, targeting specific
Mobility Management Areas each year, until a
comprehensive list for the City has been compiled.
The Transition Plan will also detail the City’s
schedule for correcting the identified defects. The
recommendations of this plan will be closely tied
to the 2007-2008 update to the Ped/Bike Plan and
future Capital Investment Programs.
Project Implementation
At the end of 2005, fifteen distinct sidewalk/
walkway projects were in design. Identifying funding
for the implementation of these projects, and
others on the priority list, will be a major focus.
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