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Car Park B - Aquatics Centre Multi-Storey

Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9SS

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Overview

Parking (Car Park B - Aquatics Centre Multi-Storey)

  • Car Park View
    • The car park is located off Booth Street East, in Rumford Street.
    • The car park is multi-storey.
    • The car park surface consists of concrete and block paving.
    • The height of the restriction barrier is 210cm.
    • There are 15+ designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
    • The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
    • The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 240cm (width) x 470cm (depth).
    • There is a marked zone to both sides but not at the rear.
    • The width of the marked zone is 120cm.
    • The nearest designated bay is 6m from the pedestrian exit.
    • The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has manual doors and step-free level access.
  • Charges and Restrictions View
    • Parking is not free for all users.
    • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
    • Clearly presented parking signs are available.
    • Payment machines are located on levels 1 and 7.
    • There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
    • There is a new touchscreen payment machine but it wasn't yet in use at the time of the survey.

Exit (Pedestrian - Rumford Street)

  • The exit area is clearly signed.
  • There is step-free level access at the exit.
  • There is a single manual door at this exit.
  • The door opens away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 82cm.
  • The door has a low visual contrast.
  • There is a second set of double manual doors .
  • The second set of doors open both ways.
  • The width of the opening is 140cm.
  • The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.

Counter (Customer Services Window)

  • The counter is located on level 1 in the lift lobby, between the two sets of doors, at the pedestrian exit.
  • The distance from the pedestrian exit is 1m.
  • The most accessible route to the counter has manual doors.
  • There is step-free level access to the counter.
  • The height of the counter is 96cm.
  • The counter has glazed screens and patterned/distracting backgrounds.
  • There is not a hearing assistance system.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.

Lift

  • The lift surveyed is located in the pedestrian exit lobby.
  • The distance from the pedestrian exit is 7m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has manual doors and step-free level access.
  • Levels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 are accessed by this lift.
  • The lift door has a medium visual contrast.
  • The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
  • The external lift control buttons have a low visual contrast.
  • All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 108cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 190cm (width) x 174cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have a low visual contrast.
  • All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
  • There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
  • One of the lifts was not working at the time of the survey.

Stairs

  • The stairs surveyed are located in the pedestrian exit lobby.
  • Levels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 18 steps between floors.
  • The steps have low visual contrast markings and have handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm .
  • The height of the highest step is 17cm.
  • The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.