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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Everything you wanted to know about accessible signals. Please distribute.</FONT>
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<P><B><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Times New Roman">Updated Web resource for Accessible Pedestrian Signals</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">An updated Web site on the best practices of Accessible Pedestrian Signals has been launched at </FONT><A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=708"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">www.apsguide.org</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. An Accessible Pedestrian Signal is "a device that communicates information about pedestrian timing in nonvisual format such as audible tones, verbal messages, and/or vibrating surfaces (MUTCD, Section 4A.02)."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Sections within the Web site include:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=702"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 1: Introduction</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=700"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 2: Travel by Blind Pedestrians</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=699"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 3: Understanding Traffic Signals</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=698"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 4: Features of APS</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=697"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 5: When to Install APS</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=696"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 6: Designing APS Installations</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=695"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 7: Installation & Operation</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=694"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 8: Public Education</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=693"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 9: U.S. Case Studies</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=701"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Chapter 10: International Case Studies</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=707"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Appendix A: Current Guidelines</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=706"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Appendix B: Product Information</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=705"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Appendix C: Research on APS</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=704"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Appendix D: Prioritization Tool Instructions and Forms</FONT></U></A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ss/users/link.php?UserID=116565&Newsletter=11&List=8&LinkType=Send&LinkID=703"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Appendix E: Glossary</FONT></U></A>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The content of the Web site is a product of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 3-62, Guidelines for Accessible Pedestrian Signals. This research study used extensive field testing to determine which APS features and locations are most beneficial for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. The web site content was adapted from the print document produced by the NCSHP study, entitled Accessible Pedestrian Signals: A Guide to Best Practices.</FONT></P>
<P><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">Sheila Lyons</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">ODOT</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">Pedestrian and Bicycle Program Manager</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">355 Capitol St. NE, Rm 222</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">Salem, OR 97301-3749</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">503-986-3555</FONT></I>
<BR><I><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">Sheila.a.lyons@odot.state.or.us</FONT></I>
<BR><I></I><A HREF="file://www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bikeped/"><I><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Comic Sans MS">www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bikeped/</FONT></U></I></A><I></I>
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