ADA Self-evaluation and Transition Plan

Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to conduct a self-evaluation of services, programs, policies and activities to identify those that discriminate against or prevent participation of persons with disabilities. Additionally, Title II also requires state and local governments to develop a Transition Plan that provides for the removal of physical barriers that limit individuals with disabilities access to government services, programs and activities.

The City's ADA Transition Plan focuses in four areas: (1) public buildings - access to public buildings and services; (2) recreational facilities - access to recreation facilities, including play areas, swimming pool and public parks; and (3) transportation activities (rights-of-way) - access to managed pedestrian facilities including sidewalks, pedestrian paths, curb ramps, and street crossing; (4) program accessibility - addressing any communication barriers to participation in city services.

Public Buildings - Since the adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City has embarked on a comprehensive accessibility evaluation of its facilities (Facilities Condition Assessment).  This Facility Condition Assessment, last updated in 2021, evaluates all City facilities, as well as parks, for deferred maintenance and ADA accessibility. This is a living document requiring refinement and re-evaluation to understand and prioritize accessibility projects.  This document is available upon request.

Recreational Facilities - In 2025, the City adopted a Parks Master Plan that includes an inventory of all parks within the City's portfolio and evaluation of their conditions along with the identification of short-term improvement projections, including ADA focused improvement upgrades.  This is a first step and the City is committed to continuing to refine its park site evaluations to identify any additional ADA barriers

Transportation Activities - With respect to accessibility within the public rights-of-way, all newly built sidewalks, either for new construction or redevelopment, must comply with current ADA standards including accessible ramps.  As one of the oldest cities in Oregon, there are many parts of the city that do not have ADA accessible sidewalks or ramps.  The City has been inspecting existing sidewalk ramp locations for the past several years. The City has inventoried 3,368 total ramps. 1,316 have been inspected. A little less than 800 ramps need upgrades out of those inspected. We are continuing inventorying our ramps as resources allow.  Similarly, the City's Transportation System Plan, adopted in 2013, identifies a number of gaps in sidewalk connections necessary to provide access and projects a cost of $14.7 million in capital funding for this necessary infill.  All of these sidewalk infill projects will include curb ramp installation.

  • Five Year Pavement Maintenance Plan: 2025-2029
  • The Oregon City Transportation System Plan 
    • Some of the project elements listed include reference to ADA access. The plans also include these items:
    • Oregon City 2013 Transportation System Plan (TSP): Volume 1 – Section 3: The Vision  Transportation-System-Plan----Volume-I (Page 17)
      • Goal 4. Provide an equitable, balanced and connected multimodal transportation system
    • Oregon City 2013 Transportation System Plan (TSP): Volume 2 – Section B: Project Goals and Objectives  Transportation-System-Plan----Volume-II-1-of-2  (Page 27)
      • Goal 1, Objective A: Ensure that the transportation system provides equitable access to underserved and vulnerable populations. Provide a transportation system that offers people choices, regardless of age, ability, income level and geographic location, and allows them to respond and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Oregon City Street Design Standards states that all project designs shall comply with ADA
    • Street-Design-Standards---January-2024 
      • Page 20, Section 2.1.3 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Modifications include the standards and process for design engineers to request modifications to the standards. This includes an ADA Modification Form (for construction projects in the ROW), found under Supporting Documents on this page: Street-Design-Standards. 

In addition to the ADA considerations identified in the master plans stated above, the city has also done the following:

Communications access to City Programs, Services and Activities - All city-sponsored events are advertised in multiple formats including the City website, newspaper and posting.  Customer service assistance is available in all departments allowing for both in person, online or telephonic communication.  Communication assistance allowing for full participation in civic affairs is available in the form of adaptive technology and listening aides at the Oregon City Public Library, city hall and at all public meetings.

If you have concerns or questions about any of these existing plans, please contact the ADA Coordinator.

📨 Email: adacoordinator@orcity.org