In an effort to improve accessibility in the public right-of-way, SDOT is kicking off a project to update our current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and we need your feedback.
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ADA Transition Plan Survey
Do you experience barriers when trying to access places you need to go, like no curb ramps, difficulty getting to bus stops, or a lack of accessible parking? Do you have priority destinations and locations you’d like SDOT to focus on? We need your feedback to help update our ADA Transition Plan. This plan helps us prioritize projects and improve accessibility in Seattle's transportation system.
Please take our survey by Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Your answers will help us prioritize the steps we take to make our public spaces more accessible for everyone.
Different Formats:
To request the survey in a different format or get a printed copy, please contact us:
- Email: DOT_ADAProgram@seattle.gov (use subject line: ADA Transition Plan Survey Alternative Format)
- Phone: (206) 386-1005
Thank you for helping us improve accessibility in Seattle!
Encuesta del plan de transición de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés)
¿Tiene dificultades cuando trata de acceder a los lugares a los que necesita ir, como falta de rampas en los bordillos, dificultad para llegar a las paradas de autobús o falta de estacionamiento accesible? ¿Hay destinos o lugares prioritarios en los que le gustaría que SDOT se enfoque? Necesitamos sus comentarios para ayudar a actualizar nuestro Plan de Transición de la ADA. Este plan nos ayuda a priorizar proyectos y mejorar la accesibilidad en el sistema de transporte de Seattle.
Responda nuestra encuesta antes del martes 15 de septiembre de 2026. Sus respuestas nos ayudarán a priorizar los pasos que tomemos para hacer que nuestros espacios públicos sean más accesibles para todas las personas.
Diferentes formatos:
Para solicitar la encuesta en un formato diferente u obtener una copia impresa, póngase en contacto con nosotros:
- Correo electrónico: DOT_ADAProgram@seattle.gov (escriba en el asunto: ADA Transition Plan Survey Alternative Format)
- Teléfono: 206-386-1055
¡Gracias por ayudarnos a mejorar la accesibilidad en Seattle!
ADA 過渡計畫問卷調查
當您前往需要去的地方時，是否曾遇到不方便的情況，例如缺少路緣坡道、難以到達公車站，或是沒有無障礙停車位？您是否有希望西雅圖交通部（SDOT）優先改善的地點或區域？為協助更新 ADA 過渡計畫，我們需要聽取您的意見。這項計畫將幫助我們決定優先執行哪些改善項目，以提升西雅圖交通系統無障礙的程度。
請在 2026 年 9 月 15 日星期二之前完成我們的問卷調查。您的回覆將幫助我們決定優先採取哪些措施，讓公共空間對每個人都更加友善便利。
其他格式：
如需索取其他格式的問卷或紙本複本，請與我們聯繫：
- 電子郵件：DOT_ADAProgram@seattle.gov（主旨請註明：ADA 過渡計畫問卷調查其他格式）
- 電話：206-386-1055
感謝您協助我們提升西雅圖的無障礙環境！
Khảo Sát Kế Hoạch Chuyển Tiếp ADA
Quý vị có gặp trở ngại khi cố gắng tiếp cận những nơi mình cần đến, chẳng hạn như không có dốc lên xuống vỉa hè, khó tiếp cận trạm xe buýt, hoặc thiếu chỗ đậu xe phù hợp cho người khuyết tật không? Quý vị có các điểm đến và địa điểm ưu tiên nào muốn SDOT tập trung vào không? Chúng tôi cần ý kiến đóng góp của quý vị để giúp cập nhật Kế hoạch Chuyển Tiếp ADA của mình. Kế hoạch này giúp chúng tôi ưu tiên các dự án và cải thiện khả năng tiếp cận trong hệ thống giao thông của Seattle.
Vui lòng tham gia khảo sát của chúng tôi trước Thứ Ba, ngày 15 tháng 9 năm 2026. Câu trả lời của quý vị sẽ giúp chúng tôi ưu tiên các bước cần thực hiện để làm cho không gian công cộng trở nên dễ tiếp cận hơn cho tất cả mọi người.
Các định dạng khác:
Để yêu cầu khảo sát ở một định dạng khác hoặc nhận bản in, vui lòng liên hệ với chúng tôi:
- Email: DOT_ADAProgram@seattle.gov (sử dụng dòng tiêu đề: ADA Transition Plan Survey Alternative Format)
- Điện thoại: 206-386-1055
Cảm ơn quý vị đã giúp chúng tôi cải thiện khả năng tiếp cận tại Seattle!
Xog aruurinta Qorshaha Kalaguurka ee ADA
Ma la kulantaa caqabado markaad isku dayayso inaad gaarto meelaha aad u baahan tahay inaad tagto, sida jiirada hareeraha waddooyinka oo aan jirin, dhibaatada tagista Saldhigyada basaska, ama la'aanta goobaha baabuurta la dhigto ee Naafada? Ma jiraan meelo iyo goobo mudnaan ku leh oo aad jeclaan lahayd in SDOT ay diiradda saarto? Waxaan u baahannahay ra'yi-celintaada si aad nooga caawiso cusboonaysiinta Qorshaheenna Kala-guurka ee ADA. Qorshahani waxa uu naga caawinayaa in aan kala horraysiino mashaariicda iyo in aan horumarino Isticmaalka Naafada ee nidaamka gaadiidka Seattle.
Fadlan ka qayb qaado xog aruurintayada ugu dambayn Talaadada, Sebtembar 15, 2026. Jawaabahaagu waxay naga caawin doonaan inaan mudnaanta siino tillaabooyinka aan qaadayno si aan goobaheena dadweynaha uga dhigno kuwo si ka sii wanaagsan uu isticmaali karo qof kasta oo naafanimo qaba.
Qaabab kala duwan:
Si aad u codsato xog aruurinta oo qaab kale ah ama aad u hesho nuqul daabacan, fadlan nala soo xiriir:
- Iimayl: DOT_ADAProgram@seattle.gov (isticmaal khadka mawduuca: Qaabka Kale ee Xog aruurinta Qorshaha Kalaguurka ADA)
- Telefoon: 206-386-1055
Waad ku mahadsantahay caawinta aad naga caawisay horumarinta dhaqdhaqaaqa Naafada ee Seattle!
About the ADA Transition Plan
The City of Seattle is committed to making its public programs, services, and spaces accessible to everyone, specifically focusing on barriers and priorities important to people with disabilities. We are updating our ADA Transition Plan to help us achieve this goal. This Transition Plan Update (TPU) will help us understand existing barriers, prioritize improvements, and ensure our city is accessible and inclusive for all. It is also a way to track improvements that have been completed to remove previously identified barriers.
This plan supports the Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDOT) vision, mission, and values. It also works with other city plans, like the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP) and the Comprehensive Plan Update. The main goal is to find and remove barriers that inhibit people with disabilities from using public facilities or accessing programs, services, and activities.
Transition Plan Update Goals
The plan aims to do the following:
- Equitable Compliance: Make the City more accessible and inclusive for everyone by finding, prioritizing, and removing barriers for people with disabilities, making it easier to access programs, services, or activities.
- Community Engagement: Strengthen community engagement by working with people with disabilities and community organizations, including the Pedestrian Access Advisory Committee (PAAC), to shape priorities and plan updates.
- Plan Alignment: Align accessibility with Citywide transportation planning efforts, making sure the Transition Plan works in coordination with programs and projects within in the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP), the Transportation Levy, the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan, and the Transportation Equity Framework (TEF).
Timeline
Note: timeline is subject to change
2026 Q2
Project Kickoff
May 2026
Survey launch and start of awareness campaign to improve feedback on TPU.
2026 Q3
Review Values and Confirm Priorities
September 2026 to March 2027
Identify priority locations and destinations and barriers to access through feedback from survey, focus groups, and listening sessions
2027 Q1-2028 Q1
Self-Evaluations and Update Methods to Remove Barriers
March 2027 - March 2028
Conduct assessments of identified facilities and barriers, including updates to how SDOT plans to remove barriers through policies, procedures, and technical requirements
2028 Q1 - Q3
Project Coordination and Development
March 2028 to September 2028
Enhance existing coordination efforts and partnerships and identify gaps with existing barriers to develop projects and timelines to remediate barriers
2028 Q3
Feedback on Draft TPU
September 2028
Coordinate with disability community and partners to review draft plan
2028 Q4
Update Complete
December 2028
ADA Transition Plan Update Published
How you can participate
We believe accessibility is defined best by the people who experience our community every day. That’s why community participation is essential to this plan.
Whether you are a person with a disability, a family member, a caregiver, an advocate, or someone who wants to help shape a more inclusive city—we want to hear from you.
You can participate by:
- Sharing feedback through surveys and online forms
- Attending community workshops or listening sessions
- Partnering as a community-based organization
- Reporting a barrier or suggesting a priority area
- Signing up for project updates
Your experiences will help us understand what works, what doesn’t, and what changes are most needed.
Survey open through September
We invite you to take our ADA Transition Plan Update Survey! It is open from now until Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
To request the survey in an alternative format (Large Print, Braille, etc), please email the request to dot_adaprogram@seattle.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides comprehensive civil rights protections for people with disabilities. Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to ensure that their programs, services and facilities are accessible to people with disabilities by developing an ADA Transition Plan.
Pedestrian facilities are those intended for pedestrian travel, such as sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, shared paths and pedestrian signals. The public right-of-way is land acquired or dedicated for public roads and streets. Pedestrian facilities also include access to other transportation modes such as public transit, parking, and passenger loading within the public right-of-way.
A barrier is something that prevents travel along a pedestrian facility within Seattle’s right-of-way. Examples of barriers include sidewalk obstructions, such as utility poles or overgrown vegetation; cracked or uneven sidewalks; curb ramps that are missing or don’t meet current ADA standards; and existing pedestrian signals where the pushbutton is inaudible, inaccessible or missing.
SDOT previously developed an ADA Transition Plan, which was published in 2020, to address the requirements of Title II of the ADA that apply to pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. The Transition Plan and subsequent plan updates are required to assure compliance with federal ADA laws, as well as eligibility for federal funding, by showing we are systematically removing existing barriers to access. The plan is meant to be a living document that will be updated annually as we complete projects, identify new projects, and obtain public feedback. With the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP), Transportation Levy, and other city-wide and department efforts, it’s important for SDOT to update our current Transition Plan to reflect all the past barrier removal projects and identify a framework for future coordination efforts and the development of new barrier removal projects.
While Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to develop and update an ADA Transition Plan, it’s common for larger cities like to Seattle to have multiple ADA Transition Plans to address accessibility barriers relevant to specific department responsibilities, such as park facilities for Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation or access to programs and services provided by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Since SDOT is responsible for the public right-of-way, including sidewalks and curb ramps, SDOT focuses on elements we manage in our Transition Plan.