Site Accessibility Evaluation

Americans with Disabilities Act
Title II (Public Services: State and Local Government)

Boulder Crescent Park

290 N Cascade Ave

Downtown, CO 80903

Accessibility Evaluation

Inspection Date: 07/02/2021

Inspectors: Robert Hernandez

Prepared By

City of Colorado Springs

(719) 385 - 5175

https://coloradosprings.gov/

Report Date: 02/13/2025

FOR RECORD:

FROM: Robert L. Hernandez, Title II ADA/Section 504 – Manager

DATE: 02/13/2025

SUBJECT: Boulder Crescent Park Self-Evaluation

1. On 07/02/2021, Title II ADA / Section 504 Coordinator(s) from the Office of Accessibility performed a Title II - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation. This evaluation was performed in accordance with 1991/2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

2. Priorities for removing barriers are assigned in accordance with the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities, promulgated by the ADA National Network. The checklist follows the four priorities listed in the Department of Justice ADA Title III regulations. These priorities are equally applicable to state and local government facilities:

Priority 1 - Accessible approach and entrance
Priority 2 - Access to goods and services
Priority 3 - Access to public toilet rooms
Priority 4 - Access to other items such as water fountains and public telephones

3. Corrective actions to findings were / will be submitted to the City maintenance work request system and will be managed in accordance with the City Transition Plan. Note: Recommended corrections may be modified where appropriate. Corrections are developed in consideration of the “Program Access” provisions of Title II, where applicable.

4. A copy of this report will be maintained by the Office of Accessibility. Updates to the findings included in this report will be available at the following link: https://access6.bluedag.com/access/barriers/GfhHF91nlvMItTaD4rVzj85XBKNZxywJ. Alternatively, this link is available from the Office of Accessibility’s webpage on the City of Colorado Springs website.

City of Colorado Springs Title II ADA/Section 504 – Manager
30 S. Nevada Ave, Suite 301
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
ADACompliance@coloradosprings.gov

Atch 1. City of Colorado Springs, ADA Self-Evaluation Report

Sincerely,

Robert Hernandez

Findings

Accessible Routes

BFID: 187800

There are multiple issues with this curb ramp including:

The cross slope is up to 5.5%.

There is a 3/4" lip at the gutter.

The gutter creates a 10% slope to the asphalt.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 406
Curb Ramps

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There are multiple issues with this curb ramp.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace the curb ramp.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The curb ramp crossing Boulder Crescent was replaced.

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 187802

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Citation:

2011 PROWAG Section R302.7.2
Vertical surface discontinuities shall be 13 mm (0.5 in) maximum. Vertical surface discontinuities between 6.4 mm (0.25 in) and 13 mm (0.5 in) shall be beveled with a slope not steeper than 50 percent. The bevel shall be applied across the entire vertical surface discontinuity.Advisory R302.7.2 Vertical Surface Discontinuities. The allowance for vertical surface discontinuities is for occasional expansion joints and objects such as utility covers, vault frames, and gratings that cannot be located in another portion of the sidewalk outside the pedestrian access route. However, objects such as utility covers, vault frames, and gratings should not be located on curb ramp runs, blended transitions, turning spaces, or gutter areas within the pedestrian access route. This may not always be possible in alterations, but should be avoided wherever possible. Vertical surface discontinuities between unit pavers should be minimized.

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is up to 1" vertical displacement in the sidewalk near the curb ramp.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace the panel.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The concrete was replaced.

Image of vertical displacement in the sidewalk

BFID: 187803

The surface of the pedestrian access route has openings greater than 1/2 inch.

Citation:

2011 PROWAG Section R302.7.3
Horizontal openings in gratings and joints shall not permit passage of a sphere more than 13 mm (0.5 in) in diameter. Elongated openings in gratings shall be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel.

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is a 32" by 32" by 6" deep gap in the sidewalk.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace the panels and adjacent curb.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The sidewalk, curb, and gutter was replaced.

BFID: 187804

The spalling covers about 24" by 30".

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

The panel is spalling up to 1".

Recommendation:

Remove and replace the sidewalk panel.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The sidewalk, curb, and gutter was replaced.

BFID: 191145

The accessible path of travel has cross slopes greater than 2%.

Surface cross slopes shall not exceed one unit vertical in 48 units horizontal (2-percent slope). When the slope in the direction of travel of any walk exceeds 1 unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope), it must be constructed as a ramp.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

There is cross slope as high as 3.9% on 19 of 35 pads on the route running parallel to Boulder Cres St.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace pads.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Image that depicts the citation requirements of the code or standard

BFID: 187791

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is up to 1-3/4" vertical displacement in the sidewalk on each side of the tree.

Recommendation:

Replace the panels.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The sidewalk was replaced.

BFID: 191146

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

There are two pads on the route that runs parallel to Platte, near a tree, that have cross slopes measuring 3.4% and 2.8%.

Recommendation:

Replace the two pads.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

BFID: 187794

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is 1/2" vertical displacement around the fiber optic vault in the sidewalk.

Recommendation:

Make the vault lid flush with the sidewalk.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

All of the concrete replaced in this area.

Image of recessed utility vault in sidewalk

BFID: 187792

The surface of the pedestrian access route has openings greater than 1/2 inch.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is a 20" diameter hole from a former tree, and the pavement is fractured and heaving.

Recommendation:

Replace the panels.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The concrete was replaced.

$Image of fractured sidewalk$

BFID: 187793

The curb ramps do not have detectable warnings.

Citation:

2011 PROWAG Section R208.1
Detectable warning surfaces complying with R305 shall be provided at the following locations on pedestrian access routes and at transit stops:
1. Curb ramps and blended transitions at pedestrian street crossings;
2. Pedestrian refuge islands;
3. Pedestrian at-grade rail crossings not located within a street or highway;
4. Boarding platforms at transit stops for buses and rail vehicles where the edges of the boarding platform are not protected by screens or guards; and
5. Boarding and alighting areas at sidewalk or street level transit stops for rail vehicles where the side of the boarding and alighting areas facing the rail vehicles is not protected by screens or guards.Advisory R208.1 Where Required. On pedestrian access routes, detectable warning surfaces indicate the boundary between pedestrian and vehicular routes where there is a flush rather than a curbed connection. Detectable warning surfaces should not be provided at crossings of residential driveways since the pedestrian right-of-way continues across residential driveway aprons. However, where commercial driveways are provided with yield or stop control, detectable warning surfaces should be provided at the junction between the pedestrian route and the vehicular route. Where pedestrian at-grade rail crossings are located within a street or highway, detectable warning surfaces at the curb ramps or blended transitions make a second set of detectable warning surfaces at the rail crossing unnecessary.
Detectable warning surfaces are not intended to provide wayfinding for pedestrians who are blind or have low vision. Wayfinding can be made easier by:
•Sidewalks that provide a clear path free of street furniture;
•Visual contrast between walking and non-walking areas (e.g., planted borders);
•Route edges that are clear and detectable by cane;
•Direct pedestrian street crossings and curb ramps that are in-line with direction of travel;
•Small corner radiuses that permit pedestrian street crossings to be as short and direct as possible;
•Orthogonal intersections that facilitate navigation using parallel and perpendicular vehicle sound cues;
•and barriers where pedestrian travel or crossing is not permitted.

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There are no detectable warnings on this curb ramp and the side flare is too high in the attached concrete.

Recommendation:

Install detectable warnings.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The curb ramp was replaced.

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 187798

The surface of the pedestrian access route has openings greater than 1/2 inch.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is a 1-1/2" wide by 3/4" deep gap at the top of the ramp.

Recommendation:

Clean out and fill the gap, or remove and replace panel.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

New curb ramp was put in which fixed this area.

BFID: 187797

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Citation:

As Built:

There is up to 1" displacement between the concrete and the wood dividers.

Recommendation:

Remove the wood dividers and replace with concrete.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 187795

Technically, since this bench is not in a locker room it is not required to be accessible.

The bench is loose and uneven. The seat ranges between 12-1/2" and 15" above the ground.

Citation:

2015 IBC Section 1109.11
Where seating or standing space at fixed or built-in tables, counters or work surfaces is provided in accessible spaces, at least 5 percent of the seating and standing spaces, but not less than one, shall be accessible.
2010 ADAS Section 226.1
Where dining surfaces are provided for the consumption of food or drink, at least 5 percent of the seating spaces and standing spaces at the dining surfaces shall comply with 902. In addition, where work surfaces are provided for use by other than employees, at least 5 percent shall comply with 902.

As Built:

The bench is not accessible; it is 12.5-15" above ground.

Recommendation:

Move the seating surface to 17" to 19" above the ground.

Barrier Priority:

Low (4): Should be completed as soon as possible due to being a technical violation, but may not result in providing greater access to persons with disabilities. (Includes findings that are technically violations but provide a moderate to low increase in accessibility compared to the financial impact on the entity)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

BFID: 187799

The surface of the pedestrian access route has vertical discontinuities greater than 1/2 inch or between 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch that are not beveled.

Vertical surface discontinuities shall be 0.5 inch maximum. Vertical surface discontinuities between 0.25 inch and 0.5 inch shall be beveled with a slope not steeper than 50 percent. The bevel shall be applied across the entire vertical surface discontinuity.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is 1/2" vertical displacement in the sidewalk.

Recommendation:

Grind to less than 1/2".

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The area was shaved.

BFID: 187801

The surface of the pedestrian access route has openings greater than 1/2 inch.

Citation:

Status:

Corrected

As Built:

There is a 6" by 13" by 1-1/2" gap in the sidewalk.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete as needed to provide a flush surface.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Corrected Condition:

The area was repaved.

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 191147

There is no accessible route to the element.

At least one accessible route shall connect accessible buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements, and accessible spaces that are on the same site.

Citation:

2015 IBC Section 1104.2
At least one accessible route shall connect accessible buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements and accessible spaces that are on the same site.
2010 ADAS Section 206.2.2
At least one accessible route shall connect accessible buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements, and accessible spaces that are on the same site.

As Built:

There is no accessible route to the art sculpture in the middle of the park.

Recommendation:

Install signage within the site range from the accessible route or pour an accessible concrete sidewalk to the art feature or

Barrier Priority:

N/A

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Site Accessibility Evaluation

Table of Contents

Findings

Accessible Routes

BFID: 187800

BFID: 187802

BFID: 187803

BFID: 187804

BFID: 191145

BFID: 187791

BFID: 191146

BFID: 187794

BFID: 187792

BFID: 187793

BFID: 187798

BFID: 187797

BFID: 187795

BFID: 187799

BFID: 187801

BFID: 191147