PPT-An Experiential “Look” at Streets and Spaces: ADA from a Blind Pedestrian’s Perspective

Christopher Meyer Personal Bio Christopher Meyer is a senior Public Affairs student at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs SPEA in Indianapolis He pursues high academic achievement and conducts graduate research with the HumanComputer Interactions team at IUPUIs School of Informatics and Computing His focus area centers on innovating new ways that smart technologies can enhance the lives of the blind and visually impaired . Detection: . introduction. Approaches. Holistic detection: use local search window that meets . criterias. Part-based detection: pedestrian as a collection of parts (to be found!). Patch-based detection: local features matched against a (learned) codebook, then voting for final detection. Gora Mboup, Ph.D., President & CEO. , . G. lobal. . O. bservatory. . linking. R. esearch. . to. A. ction. gmboup@gora4people.org. www.gora4people.org. 12. th. International Conference & Exhibition on Emerging Trends in Sustainable Habitat and Integrated Cities. … in favor of walking, cycling and public spaces. 2. 2. INDEX. A historical perspective. So … a larger pan or lesser ingredients?. Design according the DGC principle.. The location determines the choice of mobility.. May 12, 2014. source: portlandmercury.com. source: bklynbrokenwindow.blogspot.com. source: bikegang.cc. Overview. Measuring Road Efficiency . Mexico City Video. Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Discussion. KLEINBURG POSSIBILITIES. WHAT ABOUT PEDESTRIANS?. Often forgotten in design. We are all pedestrians. WHAT ABOUT PEDESTRIANS?. Pedestrian-created trails on sides of roads. “Speed Kills”. Seniors’ agility wanes with age. Details of a fatal accident made inevitable . by unsafe vehicle design. The aerial photo below shows the scene of a fatal bus/pedestrian accident in Renton Washington. Bus Path. Pedestrian Path. The bus approached from the west, in the left turn lane seen below. A young mother walked from left to right on the far side of the intersection. . Presented by Raj Mohabeer PLA, ASLA, AICP, LEED®AP. December 3, 2015. Detroit’s. P. rojects within the street ROW have always included a focus on reducing or eliminating serious injuries and fatalities.. Christopher Meyer. Personal Bio. Christopher Meyer is a senior Public Affairs student at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) in Indianapolis. He pursues high academic achievement and conducts graduate research with the Human-Computer Interactions team at IUPUI’s School of Informatics and Computing. His focus area centers on innovating new ways that smart technologies can enhance the lives of the blind and visually impaired. . Seattle Planning Commission. Michelle Marx, Ian Macek, Kevin O’Neill. May 26, 2016. Our mission, vision, and core values. Committed to . 5 core values . to create a city that is:. Safe. Interconnected. Pedestrian Master Plan Update Seattle Planning Commission Tracy Krawczyk, Ian Macek December 8, 2016 Our mission, vision, and core values Committed to 5 core values to create a city that is: Safe Interconnected Pedestrian Safety Everybody is a pedestrian Walking is our most basic form of transportation . Every trip we make, even by car, we begin and end as pedestrians . Many people do not have access to automobiles or even who are visually impaired or blind. Janet M. Barlow. Accessible Design for the Blind. 2015 Walking Summit. October . 29, 2015. What do we mean by visually impaired or blind?. Accessible Design for the Blind, 10/29/2015, Slide. Foreword Streets are the arteries of our communities – a community’s success can depend on how well it is connected to local services and the wider world. However, it is all too easy to forget th PLANNING AND DESIGNING FOR PEDESTRIANS4. Site and Detail Design..........................................................414.1 Introduction......................................................