longfellow park ada assessment.pdf

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Longfellow Park

A park sidewalk, path

and amenitiesassessment, with ADA

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A ibilit E l ti

Longfellow Park

Park sidewalk and path assessment & ADA Accessibil ity Evaluation with recommendations

Summary; Overall the triangular shaped park is in good condition. There is a good selection of healthy

trees that provide a large canopy for much of the park. All three sides have a sidewalk (two old asphalt& 1 newer brick- 2005) with an X pattern of asphalt paths crisscrossing almost in the middle of the park.

The three corners have tip downs that would meet ADA requirements, but only one has a “Detectable

Warning” plate and is the newer prefab style that has raised bumps (Installed 2012). Crisscrossing

paths are of the same era/shape as the sidewalks. Even with the sizable tree canopy the turf grass

appears to be in good shape with several mulch beds and two raised planters which are in good shape.

Park Sidewalk 1; Oakdale/Noyes to Oakdale/Longfellow Street (175’ long by 48” wide) - Installed

in 2005, the brick sidewalk is in very good shape with properly sloped tip down on each end and novariations in the grade, slope or surface. Does not need replacing.

Park Sidewalk 2; Longfellow/Oakdale to Longfellow/Noyes (275’ long by 33 – 38” wide) – Old

asphalt sidewalk with newer then original tip downs on either end. Cross slope and grade are ok.



Park Sidewalk 3; Noyes/Longfellow to Noyes/Oakdale (215’ long by 34 – 39” wide) – Similar in age

and condition as sidewalk #2. Recommendations are the same as #2, should be replaced at a minimum

of 48” (60” will allow a chair and sidewalker, or a bicycle to pass a chair) width Brick,concrete or Hot

top and 60” turn arounds.

Crisscrossing Paths; Vary in width but average 39” and run Noyes to Lonfellow/Oakdale 175’ and

Noyes/Oakdale to Longfellow 125’. Variations in the eveness of the these paths mirror sidewalk issues.

Paths go by 4 benches, all in good shape and on cement pads.

Recommned Replacing paths with Brick, concrete or hottop to minimum 48” (5’ would be better) and

add wheel chair rest areas on 1 side of the 4 benches, giving the chair occupant and oppurtunity to sitnext to friends/family. Add a circular shaped plaza 6’ diameter in the center of the crossing paths to

allow for bike, dog walker or two chairs to pass each other. Where path meets the sidewalks, ensure

a 60” radius to turning or resting



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