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Geoff Ames, RAS

Sr. Project Manager at Meeting the Challenge, Inc. – a CP&Y Company

 

In April 2002, Ames joined MTC’s Rocky Mountain ADA Center project. In his capacity as an information specialist for the ADA Center, he has provided technical assistance and training, covering all facets of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), such as facility/architectural access, employment, effective communication, program access, integration, and non-discrimination. Beginning prior to his participation in his first Easter Seals Project ACTION Mobility Planning Services Institute in November 2003, Ames has assisted people with disabilities and public transit organizations, including Denver-RTD, in implementing better access to public transit services.


Ames has served as the subject matter expert in FTA-funded projects, including the development of the Riders’ Guide to Public Transit for People with Disabilities – Fixed Route and ADA Complementary Paratransit, ADA compliance review for ADA stop announcements (King County Metro), MTA rapid rail station accessibility, ADA paratransit (Lowell Regional Transit Authority), and Amtrak station (Chicago Area) accessibility.


Ames has provided leadership on more than 100 of MTC’s ADA implementation projects. He has managed projects assessing public buildings, parks, pedestrian facilities in ROW, programmatic evaluation, and transit-specific ADA compliance reviews. He has worked with a variety of clients, including architects, engineers, small and regional park districts, cities, counties, colleges and universities, private businesses, private and public medical providers/hospitals, housing entities, local, regional, and state transit entities, the Federal Transit Administration, and statewide departments of state governments.



SESSIONS

 

"Things People to Consider in Multimodal Project Design"
AIA/CES #APA 259 2 LU|HSW, ICC #33533 .20 CEU, ACTCP 2 elective credits

 

While nominally this course is about the accessibility of pedestrian facilities, fundamentally, we will discuss the prioritization of pedestrian safety above all else. The design of pedestrian/multimodal transportation corridors must anticipate the potential conflict of diverse user groups with different needs and expectations. Safety and equitable use of public assets is paramount. Transit-oriented development must consider environmental justice and inclusion of all categories of transportation users, from the transit-dependent to cyclists to the economically-disadvantaged, to people of all abilities. Projects must evaluate the needs of all users, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the environmental and economic impacts on the surrounding community from the earliest conceptual designs.