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Curb Ramps
Why curb ramps are important! Without curb ramps, sidewalk travel in urban areas can be dangerous, difficult, or even impossible for people who use wheelchairs, scooters, and other mobility devices. Curb ramps allow people with mobility disabilities to gain access to the sidewalks and to pass through center islands in streets.
To support safe and efficient travel, the ADA made it compulsory for all sidewalks to incorporate curb ramps on them. These ramps provide individuals with disabilities a safe way to exit sidewalks without any hesitance or assistance.
Properly measuring and inventorying curb ramp run/cross slope, landing pad, flares, and detectible warning surfaces allows our clients to better understand their infrastructure and to help them create a plan working toward greater accessibility for all.
Our proprietary software and smart forms allow us to collect over 30 points of data to ensure that curb ramps meet the highest standards of ADA compliance.
We survey…
Ordinary Curb Ramps
- Slope
- Top Landing, perpendicular to the ramp run
- Left side flare, along curb face
- Ramp, perpendicular to ramp run
- Right side flare, along curb face
- Top Landing, in direction of ramp run
- Ramp, in direction of ramp run
- Bottom Landing, in direction of ramp run
- Top Landing Measurement - Depth & Width
- Ramp Measurement - Width
- If crosswalk, is 48” deep bottom landing within it?
- In California, is a detectable warning provided?
Parallel Curb Ramps
- Slope
- Top Landing Left, in direction of ramp run
- Ramp Left, in direction of ramp run
- Bottom Landing, in direction of ramp
- Ramp Right, in direction of ramp run
- Top Landing Right, in direction of ramp run
- Top Landing Right, perpendicular to ramp run
- Ramp Right, perpendicular to ramp run
- Bottom Landing, perpendicular to ramp run
- Ramp Left, perpendicular to ramp run
- Top Landing Left, perpendicular to ramp run
- Enter Top Landing Left Measurement - Depth & Width a. Ramp Measurement – Width at Narrowest Point
- Bottom Landing Measurement - Depth & Width
- In California, is a detectable warning provided?