Recommended Standards for Transit Buses

Index

5.5 REHABILITATION OF TRANSIT BUSES
5.6 EASIER-ACCESS FEATURES ON NEW TRANSIT BUSES
5.7 CURB CUTS
5.8 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBLE BUS STOPS

5.5 REHABILITATION OF TRANSIT BUSES

Conform with the recommendations as set out in the brief from the Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Urban Transit Association to A.T.& U dated December 14, 1989. Recommended enhancements that would normally be accepted for cost-sharing would include:

(a) bus repair due to premature structural failure

(b) bus refurbishment to provide extended life

For more detailed information, contact a member of the Urban Transportation Branch.

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5.6 EASIER-ACCESS FEATURES ON NEW TRANSIT BUSES

In order to improve accessibility on the regular transit system for the frail elderly and the ambulatory disabled, all new buses that are cost-shared under the A.C.T.P. program must have easier-access features.

Mandatory Features

Larger, easier to read destination signs
- as large as 10 inches
- yellow on black contrast
- 16 percent angle on signage
Signal buttons on priority seat stanchion for disabled people
Exterior lights over entrance and exit doors, with five second delay
Increased lighting for front and rear door stepwells
Heat supply to front and rear door stepwells
Stop signal wire in bright yellow colour
Priority seating with appropriate signage
Yellow colour stripes on stair nosings
Interior public address system
Extended handrails and grab bars with contrasting yellow colour
Marking fare boxes with yellow contrasting stripes

Optional Features (at each city's discretion)

Kneeling feature which reduces first step by four inches
Special angled priority seats at left and right front longitudinal location (reduces overall seating capacity from 51 to 45)
Lights under priority seats for disabled people
Exterior public address system
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5.7 CURB CUTS

See Design Guidelines for Pedestrian Accessibility.

5.8 DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBLE BUS STOPS