ADA Transition Plan for Public Works

The City addresses a variety of issues that impact the accessibility and safety of city streets and sidewalk by creating the:

• Updated ADA Transition Plan for Public Works
• Transportation Action Plan
• Vision Zero Action Plan
• ADA Curb Ramp Design, Construction and Repair Technical Memorandum

In these plans, Public Works lays out a series of priorities, policies and approaches to address barriers in the public right of way.

Public way includes:

• Sidewalk gaps
• Complex intersections and obstacles inhibiting pedestrian movement
• Non-compliant sidewalks and/or driveways
• Pedestrian curb ramp reconstructions.

Learn more about the process

2022 Update to the ADA Transition Plan for Public Works

In 2022, Public Works completed a review and update of the ADA Transition Plan. 

Read the updates

• Redlined version of the updated plan - see what changed from the 2020 Plan
• Appendix A - Read a summary of the progress made on the recommendations and milestones within the ADA Transition Plan
• Executive summary - Read the plan recommendations

March 10, 2022, City Council adopted the 2022 Update to the ADA Transition Plan. 

See the ADA Council Action

Process

Public engagement is a crucial element of ADA transition planning. Public Works conducted community engagement during 2018 to identify accessibility barriers and develop priorities for improving city-owned infrastructure in the public right of way. In 2019, Public Works continued engagement in collaboration with the Transportation Action Plan and Vision Zero Action Plan. 

Plan update

As part of the 2022 ADA Transition Plan update, Public Works provided updates and received feedback from advisory committees who were involved in the development of the ADA Transition Plan including the Minneapolis Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities (MACOPD), the Minneapolis Advisory Committee on Aging (MACOA), and the Minneapolis Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC).

As part of the Transportation Action Plan, Public Works has committed to reviewing and updating the ADA Transition Plan on a biennial basis to evaluate progress and suggest plan updates in pursuit of improved compliance.

See the TAP Walking Action 5.7 for details

Next steps

ADA Transition Plans are intended to be living documents. The ADA Transition Plan for Public Works and corresponding materials will be updated periodically as new information is gathered and physical barriers are removed. The next formal review and update of the ADA Transition Plan will occur in 2024.