Bricktown Accessibility Review

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BRICKTOWNAccessibility Review

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So you think you have an accessibility

problem?

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MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE

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North Side of East Main Street

Just Google View this to see the RAMP that extends for half a demolished block before the walkway crosses North Cumberland Street!

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Restrooms are ambassadors too!

They provide accessibility to customers!

Clean restrooms are sales associates!

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BRICKTOWN ACCESS

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EXISTING ACCESS MAPS (WILLY)

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Oklahoma Ave Elevator is the ONLY accessible access to South canal level north of

Reno.

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All street-level accessible routes north of Reno have dead ends at Oklahoma.

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Stairway

Legend

Elevator

Canal Level Path

Mezzanine Path

Street Level Path

Street Level Dead End

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E Sheridan Ave.

E Reno Ave.

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Adjacent

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Key Locations of Pedestrian Mobility &

Wayfinding Along Bricktowns Canal

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CANAL WEST END

Borderline

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PHOTOS OF EXISTING

EXPLANATION OF CHALLENGE

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OKLAHOMA ACCESS HUB

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3 Broken Lifts=3 Dead Ends

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The Wheelchair Lifts

The wheel chair lifts at the corners of the intersection of Oklahoma Ave. and California Ave. are ugly, unreliable, inefficient, and expensive to maintain. Additionally, their limited carrying capacity imposes a serious pedestrian choke point at what is one of the most important commercial locations along the Canal.

Vertical Movement

Currently their is only one enclosed elevator at the south side of the Canal. The only means of vertical movement at the northern side of the Canal is a staircase at the Northeast corner. This means ADA access to the North side of the Canal at Canal level is almost completely retricted. Additionally any ADA persons at this level are trapped.

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Replacing All Wheelchair Lifts

The wheelchair lifts require a large amount of maintenance and funding, and are still not garunteed to work. Replacing the lifts on the Northeast and Southeast corners with ADA ramps would provide a reliable, inexpensive, and easily understandable method of circulation. Additionally, at the Northwest corner an enclosed elevator would be implemented.

Adding an Elevator

The lack of an ADA accessible link between Canal and street level on the Northern end of the Canal is unintuitive and makes navigating California Avenue a logistic challenge. By simply mirroring the south elevator to the north side of the Canal we can create a simple and convenient connection between the Canal and Street level on both the North and South sides.

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OKLAHOMA + CALIFORNIA

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MICKEY MANTLE

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LOWER BRICKTOWN ACUPUNCTURE

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RIVER LANDING

STAIRS

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> West Plaza Entry > Oklahoma Access Hub > Mickey Mantle Crossings > Lower Bricktown Acupuncture > River Landing > Restroom Ambassadors > Wayfinding and Maps

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