Draft 1- Accessibility Standards for Built Environment
Vaishnavi Jayakumar
From: samarthyamindia <samarth...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan, 2025, 14:47
Subject: [SAC-A-Built Environment] Draft 1- Accessibility Standards for Built Environment
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Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India
Indian Roads Congress, Government of India
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Vaishnavi Jayakumar
For bus shelters this is the extract from the FMC specs - they will need NBC code referencing - sorry hasn't been updated post RR 2024 judgement.🔻
FYI - am tempted to go with US standard for platform edge tactile warning - BRT railway metro irrespective of platform screen doors (failsafe scenarios when PSDs not working) - in which case the tactile warning would be flush against the edge without any setback for a width of 600 mm. How that will translate to the current recommendation below for bus shelters we will have to take a call for consistent design principles.
(Please mention somewhere that tactile guidance and warning tiles need tactile contrast visually as well as by touch against the background surface. Came across this gem in Chennai (attached file named tactile explosion) where for better grip, tactile tiles have been used on the entire surface. Such inconsistencies will need to be removed altogether)
Context
For intra-city purposes only 400 mm low floor buses with fold out ramps, along with the 400 mm boarding platform (required by MoHUA since 2012 at all bus shelters for ordinary city bus service); could enable step-free, level boarding and basic universal access along with minimal dwell time.
This is the only option possible for both government and private buses’ compliance with the following statutes in India :
2016 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (RPDA) (Sections 41 & 46) read with the 2017 RPDA Rules (Section 15A & 15B)
2016 Harmonised Guidelines and Space standards for Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities (relevant extracts below)
2012 MoHUA advisory on bus platform height standardisation to 400 mm
2017 & 2018 Rajive Raturi vs Union of India and Ors S.C. W.P.(C)No.243/2005 orders
2022 MORTH GSR 797 E CMVR amendments requiring fitness test mandate of wheelchair
entry / housing / locking arrangement
FMC’s Take as on 24 Apr 2023
The prototype (image above) of the low floor level boarding bus shelter in India was inaugurated in 2006 by Delhi’s Minister of Transport after a research study ‘Promotion of User-friendly Public Transportation System- Buses & Bus Shelters’ undertaken by Samarthyam - National Centre for Accessible Environments in extensive collaboration with The Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), IIT Delhi, government authorities and transportation experts.
Given prevalence of narrow pavements (and unwillingness of civic authorities to reclaim road space for pedestrian use) and the 2012 MoHUA advisory on bus platform height standardisation to 400 mm for ordinary city bus service (to enable low floor bus level boarding and universal access along with minimal dwell time for urban settings), the pointers below could be followed in addition to the relevant Harmonised Guidelines extracts :
Ramps from Pavement to Platform :
Elevate 150 mm pavement accessible route on both ends of the bus shelter gradually with maximum 1:12 incline (with 75 mm raised edge protection) to 340 mm high bus boarding platform that is at least 6’ /1830 mm wide and 8‘ / 2500 mm deep.
Safety :
Continuous double height (900 & 760 mm) railings extending 300 mm on both sides of the 900 mm (minimum) wide ramp, should be covered in contrasting colour with heat resistance coating.
Colour contrasted tactile warning strips (TGSIs) should be present 300 mm before and 300 mm after the ramp run as well as the platform edge.
Bus shelter flooring should ideally be different in colour from surrounding paved areas and non-slip with proper drainage.
Vehicle Interface :
Concave or bevelled Kassel Kerbs enable the bus to come close to the boarding platform without damaging tyres / body.
Bus docking guidance strips help vehicle alignment as does a vertical flag.
Road surface marking - red thermoplastic rectangle in front of bus shelter with symbol of bus and the words BUS STOP stencilled. Solid yellow line to be present before and after bus shelter on road edge to prevent parking and a give way box painted for motorists to yield when a bus is pulling out.
Seating :
Ends of benches to have arm rests and mobility aid holder brackets.
Fixed seating should not impede sheltered floor space (minimum 762 by 1219 mm) for wheelchair users demarcated and floor marked with international symbol of access.
Information & Wayfinding :
International symbol of accessibility to be displayed
All signage design and placement to be compliant with Chapter V of the Harmonised Guidelines.
Yes, we shall cover the platform related amenities in the built environment and the platforms per say shall go in transport.Bus shelter will be covered in built environment and cross referenced in the transport.Best regards,
Dr. Anjlee Agarwal (Ph.D.) (She/Her)National Awardee, 2003Universal Accessibility and Inclusive Mobility SpecialistCo-founder Executive DirectorIn Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council, 2015Member:NITI-CSO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India
Indian Roads Congress, Government of India
Transport Research Board, USAEmpaneled Accessibility Auditor: Government of IndiaOffice: B-175 (G.F.), Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi-110015, India
On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM Vaishnavi Jayakumar <jayakumar...@gmail.com> wrote:Hey,Transport group will just cross-reference to section B then for transport terminals and likewise for pedestrian infra.What do you suggest for bus shelters and platforms? Here or in transport?
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