Tactile Surface Indicators
Calgary Transit TWSI Pilot Project
Joint Venture project, Installed by
TILCO Vanguard 425 483 5700
Ozarks Vanguard 417 364 8561
Myers Construction 417 489 0330
Sound Vanguard 206 999 7818
A project developed by Calgary Transit to provide tactile direction indicators (“TDI”), Calgary Transit created a pilot project for directional cues on 3 transit rail platforms for its blind and visually impaired riders. The city needed something extremely durable that could handle -45C (-46F) temps up to +45C (+113F) with lots of expansion and contraction. Their choice: Vanguard GuideStrip. 2,600 LF (792 metres) of 12 inch (600mm) GuideStrip. Contracted for 8 – 10 days, the job was completed in 7.
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“…Tactile surface indicators create a change in texture and can be felt under foot or with a cane and are easily recognized by customers who experience low vision or vision loss. Among the changes to surface texture are raised lines which act as a warning to stop, smoother lines that indicate the path is safe for walking, and right angle turns to assist with wayfinding. The yellow line strips with a bumpy surface you are used to seeing at the edge of the platform is another kind of tactile surface indicator.”
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