GSA issued a final rule adopting the Access Board’s Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) as part of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS). These requirements include accessibility features such as minimum sidewalk width, accessible pedestrian signals, accessible pedestrian loading zones, and accessible on-street parking.
Read MorePROWAG provides guidance for on-street parallel parking that requires the parking space to be 24 feet long and 13 feet wide, minimum, with some exceptions. The accessible parallel parking space must connect to a pedestrian access route, most likely using a curb ramp or a blended transition. The center 50 percent of the length of the sidewalk, or other surface, adjacent to an accessible parallel parking space must be free of obstructions and a conventional sign with the ISA must be installed at the space.
Read MoreOn August 8, 2023, the USAB issued its final rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). These guidelines inform federal, state, and local government agencies on how to make their pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared use paths, and on-street parking, accessible to people with disabilities.
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