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Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan
(specifically for ramps/sidewalks)
2016
Official Responsible for Transition Plan Project
Riad Alharithi, P.E
Multnomah County
Engineering Services Manager
1620 SE 190th
Ave. 97233
Requirements Link  (https://www.ada.gov/taman2.html)

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Multnomah County, Oregon
American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan
(Ramps/ sidewalks)
Acknowledgements (insert names)
Project Oversight/Project Sponsor
Project Management Oversight
Project Manager
Riad Alharithi
ADA Transition Plan Committee (insert names)
Carrie Warren
Special Thanks to:
Riza Liu for the ramp inventory field data collection.

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Multnomah County, Oregon
American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan
(Ramps/ sidewalks)
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Introductions
1.1 Goals and Objectives
2. Legal Requirements (County, State, and Federal)
2.1 New Standards- Method to collect Inventory
2.2 Summary of Current Status
3. Factors that Influence Barrier Removal Schedules
3.1 Non-Compliant Ramps
3.2 Funding: Cost Estimate of Ramps
3.2.1 Funding: Cost Estimate of Project
3.4 Prioritization Criteria: Ramps
3.4.1 Prioritization, Criteria: Location
3.5 Funding Sources (Grants)
4. Methods to Remove Barriers to Pedestrian-Accessible Facilities
4.1 Neighboring Jurisdiction
4.2 ADA Exceptions
5. Transition Plan Schedule
5.1 Time line of Projects (ramps) and budget usage
5.2 Schedules for Ramp Construction
6. Official Responsible for Transition Plan Implementation
7. Public Outreach and Participation
6.1 Draft of Transition Plan
6.2 Procedures for Request for Barrier Removal and Grievances

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1. Introduction
Over 55 million Americans have disabilities. The people with disability consist of veterans and by the
year,2030, over 70 million Americans will be over the age of 65 and will need services to help meet
their physical needs. People with disabilities are sometimes restricted from basic activities such as
public transportation, jury duty, and attending community gatherings.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990. The act prohibits discrimination and
ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, State and local government
services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.
(https://www.ada.gov/2010_regs.htm ). Multnomah County’s ADA Transition Plan will be a separate
document than the County’s existing ADA Transition Plan. For this will focus on (ramps and
sidewalks?).
1.1.Goals and Objectives
Multnomah County (“The county”) aims to promote a safe and ADA friendly right of way for people
with disabilities. The county strives to abide by the ADA standards by reconstructing the non-
compliant ramps to meet the ADA requirements. The planning and construction timeline will be
address in section 5.
2. Legal Requirements (County, State, and Federal)
Department of Justice—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in
Commercial Facilities (part 36 section i).
Title II of the ADA applies to all State and local governments and all other public facilities. ADA
prohibits discrimination towards people with disability. This will allow people with disability to have
easy access to public facilities. In 2014, the Department of Justice released a Final Rule which
increased the fine from $55,000-$75,000 to a maximum fine of $150,000.00 for not complying with
the new ADA standards. (https://www.ada.gov/civil_penalties_2014.htm).
2.1.New standards- Method to collect Inventory
Title II of the ADA accounts for a large group of different areas of complaint public facilities. Specific
standard of ADA ramps was provided by the Oregon of Public Transportation (ODOT). The table
below displays ODOT’s current ADA ramp requirements.

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Criteria Values to PASS
Running Slope <8.3%
Cross Slope ≤2.0%
Detectable Warning TD,X
Lip Height ≤ 1/4”
Counter Slope ≤5.0%
Landing width (X,Y) ≥4’
Landing Slope (X,Y) ≤2.0%
Clear Width ≥4’
Table (#): ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements
The table of ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements is accompanied by the diagrams of different types of
ramps. The diagram displays arrows that indicate where to measure certain parts of the ramps. To
measure the ramps, the smart level tool and measuring tape are used.
Figure (#): Diagram of a Parallel Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates where
to measure different parts of the ramp.

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Figure (#): Diagram of a Perpendicular Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates
where to measure different parts of the ramp.
Figure (#): Diagram of a Combination Ramp from ODOT’s Ramp Inspection Form. Arrow indicates
where to measure different parts of the ramp.
2.2 Summary of Current Status
*In section 3.1 there is a table with a summary of the results (needs to be entered in)
3. Factors that Influence Barrier Removal Schedules
3.1 Non-Compliant ramps
The different components of the ramps were measured by using ODOT’S ADA Ramp Inspection
Form below and can be referred back to Table (#): ODOT’s ADA ramp requirements. The ramps that
failed in at least one criterion were considered a failed ramp and will need to be reconstructed.

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Figure (#): ODOT’s ADA Ramp Inspection Form
Ramps Amount
Compliant
Non-Compliant
Total
Table ( # ): Amount of compliant and non-compliant ramps in Multnomah County.
3.2 Funding: cost estimate of ramp
The cost estimates for the standard size ramps were estimated by taking the average of two projects
NE Halsey and Troutdale & Sweetbriar. The estimated cost for one standard size ramp is between
$$$$ to $$$$. The cost estimate for one drive way from was ranged from $$$$ to $$$$. INSERT
CALCULATIONS

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3.2.1 Funding: Cost of project
The estimated cost of the ADA Transition plan was calculated by multiplying the cost of each
Individual ramp by the total amount of ramps in the county. NEED TO CALCULATE *put into table*
3.3 Prioritization Criteria: ramps
There are different severities of ADA ramps that are non-compliant. Severity describes the amount
and type of criteria the ramp did not pass. The prioritizing rating for ramp severity consists of a
numbering system from 1 to 3. 3 is the highest priority and 1 is the least.
Priority 3: Highest Priority (highest cost to repair—INSERT SPECIFIC COST?)
 Running Slope
 Cross Slope
 Landing Slope X and Y
Priority 2: Moderate Priority
 Lip Height
 Wing Slope
 Counter Slope
 Landing Width X and Y
Priority 1: Least Priority (Lowest cost to repair)
 Detectable Warning
 Slope Differential
3.3.1 Prioritization Criteria: locations-Have Meeting with Planning
According to(…)the priority ramps will be within a quarter of a mile from a government facility. ADA
Title II states that the government facilities that consist of a large area occupied by the public must
abide by the ADA requirements. An example of government facilities consists of schools, hospitals,
law enforcement, fire stations, etc. A scoring guide on how to rate the priority locations was
developed. The rating consists of 1 being the lowest and 3 being the highest priority. The scoring
guide is located in the table below.
Location Description
(how it impacts public)
Rating
(1-3)
(3
being
highest
priority)

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Schools (9-12)
 Title 1
 Low
income
.25 mil radius around school, educates(…)
amount of students
2
Public Transit
Stops/Stations
 Bus Stops
 Max Stops
 School Bus
Stops
Provides public transportation for (…) amount
of people. The people who use public transit
could be traveling from and to work in
government facilities
3
Hospitals
 VA
 General
Provides service to the public and helps (…)
number of patients recover. Employs (…)
government employees.
3
Parks/ Recreation Maintains public parks for the public to use. (…)
people use the park and (…) are employed by
the county
2
Library Operates daily hours of operations that include
(…) numbers of activities for the public.
Provides (…) employees jobs.
3
Law
Reinforcements
(Police Stations)
Operates 24/7 and employs (…) officers. Save
lives daily.
2
City Hall *not in Multnomah county? 3
Fire Stations Provides 24/7 service to the public. Employs (…)
fire fighters.
2
Postal Offices
 Cherry park
Gives the public their mail. Employ (…) people. 3
Arterial
Neighborhoods
Home to (…) residents
 Main route for pedestrians who walk as
their main transportation (work, school,
2

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Troutdale road)
 Distance: On the particular street
Low Traffic
Neighborhoods
Home to (…) residents
 Near ( school…)
 Sweetbriar, South Troutdale street.
 Distance: On the particular street
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Table (#): Priority Location Ratings for ADA Compliant Ramps.
*This is another rating system*
Priorities for curb ramps on state highways provided by ODOT:
(https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/CIVILRIGHTS/docs/ADA%20Title_II_Self-Evaluation_2004.pdf)
Priority 3: Schools, public libraries, state & local government offices, hospitals, cemeteries, parks &
recreational facilities and social services (e.g., day care, senior services, etc.)
Priority 2: Bus stops (local & inter-city), transportation terminals, charter bus services, and airports
Priority 1: Shopping malls, hotels & motels, restaurants, auditoriums & movie theaters, retail stores,
commercial services, museums & art galleries, and churches
Priority 0: Large employers (over 100 employees) ♦ Priority 5: All other land uses (e.g., residential,
industrial, etc.)
*There is another rating system written by Buchanan G:EngineeringProjectsADA
Transition2015 ADA compliance planEvaluation Criteria & weight'g *
3.5 Funding Sources
Grants, funds, etc.
(INSERT TABLE)
4. Methods to Remove Barriers to Pedestrian-Accessible Facilities
4.1 Neighboring Jurisdiction-Schedule meeting with other cities
Neighboring jurisdiction construction schedule will be taken into consideration when planning out
the ADA ramp constructions. The county will notice neighboring jurisdiction about the locations of
the priority ramps and will try to plan construction at the same time and location if possible. This
will reduce the construction traffic and disturbance in the area.

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4.2 ADA Exceptions
There are locations where the physical requirements of ADA compliant ramps are not practical. The
physical restraints could consist of the followings: coarse terrain, underground structures, natural
habitat, and historic features. Even though lack of funding can postpone the project, but it is not
considered a constraint.
5. Transition Plan Schedule:
5.1 Timeline of projects (ramps) and how much funding are we going to use (PIE CHART?)
According to (Annual ADA Grants?) Multnomah County’s budget for the ADA Transition Plan is
($$$$$). The annual budgeting for each category of the project is in the table below. (…).
Need budget for project (annual)
5.2 Schedule for ramp construction
Time Period
(5 year increments)
Estimated # of Ramps per year Estimated cost of ramps per
year
2016-2020
2020-2025
2025-2030
…
6. Official Responsible for Transition Plan Implementation
Riad Alharithi, P.E
Multnomah County
Engineering Services Manager
1620 SE 190th
Ave. 97233
7. Public Outreach and Participation
6.1 Draft Transition Plan
6.2 Procedures for request for barrier removal and grievances

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Ideas for public outreach:
1. News paper article or column for flyer
2. Website (Have article in website)
3. Flyer/ Poster
a. Consist of website, description of project, date and location of public testimony,
Appendices
Record of Public Outreach