Accessibility and Mobility Plan

We are developing a plan to address barriers to safe and accessible non-motorized travel by those with physical disabilities on city streets.

The City of Ridgefield received a Safe Streets for All federal grant to develop an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition and Mobility/Access Plan to guide when and where mobility improvements need to be made. Using the Plan, we will develop a program of projects to remove gaps and barriers to accessible non-motorized transportation within City limits.

The Plan development phase of this project will consist of surveying public streets for gaps and barriers to mobility for those with physical disabilities, as well as consideration of access to public buildings and facilities, including parks. The final plan will address needed improvements on a holistic basis by prioritizing key trip origins and destinations within Ridgefield.

Community Engagement

The development of a comprehensive ADA Transition Plan requires feedback from community members just like you!

The public participation process included an opportunity to identify and submit locations where there are gaps and barriers to accessible travel along the city’s main corridors, as well as help identify the key trip origins and destinations where accessible non-motorized travel is critical.

Volunteer Data Collection

A huge thank you to our dedicated ADA Data Collection Volunteers!

In 2025, four community members generously gave their time to walk our sidewalks and curb ramps, gathering detailed information to help us evaluate ADA compliance. Their work included measuring slopes, widths, gaps, and identifying barriers along the way — careful, technical work that is essential to improving accessibility in Ridgefield.

Thank you to Sarah Schneider, Michael Lerner, Greg Stemp, and Jean Stemp for your commitment to this project.

Together, they collected data on 17 signal pushbuttons, 25.4 miles of sidewalk, 121 crosswalks, and 350 curb ramps across Ridgefield.

Their efforts make a meaningful difference and will directly inform our ADA Transition Plan now in development.

Study Area

The ADA Transition and Mobility/Access Plan’s study area will include collector and arterial roadway corridors within the Ridgefield city limits. These corridors include:

• Pioneer Street
• Hillhurst Road
• Royle Road
• Carty Road, Reiman Road and Main Avenue (within city limits)
• Heron Drive
• 65th and 85th Avenues (within city limits)
• Additional neighborhood collectors may be included

Potential public facilities include:

• City Hall (230 Pioneer Street)
• Ridgefield Police Department (101 Mill Street Ste 110)
• Ridgefield Community Library (210 N Main Avenue)
• Ridgefield Junction Park-and-Ride
• Future Community and Recreation Center
• Community Parks (Davis, Abrams, Overlook, Community & Skate, Eagle's View, Refuge/Off Leash Dog Park, Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex)
• Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center (510 Pioneer Street)

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an ADA Transition Plan from public entities having responsibility for, or authority over facilities, streets, roads, sidewalks and/or other areas meant for public use (collectively referred to as “facilities”). This Plan must describe how facilities will be transitioned to meet federal accessibility standards.

Next Steps

The project team is seeking additional data from our community to identify preferred focus areas as we move forward with the project.

The plan is currently in development and will be presented to City Council for approval in 2026.