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All Stations Accessibility Program - St. Charles Avenue Streetcar
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting Board authorization to approve a task order for Manning, APC to complete the design of an All Stations Accessibility Program for the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar.
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a task order with Manning, APC, a Certified DBE/SLDBE, to complete the design of an All-Stations Accessibility Program for the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar in an amount not-to-exceed $1.3M.
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In use since 1835, the St Charles streetcar is the oldest continuously operated urban railway in the United States. While there have been several improvements and changes to the line over the decades, the vehicles are generally of the original 1920's vintage, and the stops and route have not changed since 1973. In 2020, in accordance with a 2017 consent decree, four heritage-style streetcars with wheelchair accessible lifts were repainted to match the vintage St Charles cars, and six of the 54 total stop pairs along the route were adapted to be compliant with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
While these changes have improved accessibility along the route, the RTA recognizes that there is considerably more work to be done to fulfill a strategy in the RTA's Strategic Mobility Plan-"Make transit accessible for people with disabilities"-and corresponding Action Items BE3, BE6, and BE7. Furthermore, the RTA has committed to certain accessibility improvements through several settlement agreements-the 2017 Falls vs. RTA and City of New Orleans agreement and the 2025 O.E. vs. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority agreement.
In the interest of executing the Strategic Mobility Plan and fulfilling its legal requirements, the RTA applied for and was awarded in 2024 an All-Stations...
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