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ADA compliance your city council can stand behind

One federal lawsuit can cost more than a decade of proactive compliance work. Pathfinder gives cities and counties the surveys, the plan, and the documentation to stay ahead of risk.

Cities face ADA exposure on two fronts

The DOJ has been escalating enforcement of ADA Title II against municipalities. A single complaint can trigger a compliance review that exposes your entire PROW and building portfolio.

  • Consent decrees can require multi-year remediation programs costing millions
  • PROW deficiencies — broken curb ramps, missing detectable warnings — are the #1 source of complaints
  • Buildings are often overlooked until a Title II lawsuit arrives
  • A static PDF transition plan won't hold up in a DOJ review
  • Cities without an active transition plan face higher penalty exposure

What Pathfinder gives your city

Complete PROW & building inventory

Every curb ramp, sidewalk segment, intersection, and building interior — captured with LiDAR precision.

Living transition plan

The Playbook™ updates in real time as your team remediates — so your plan is always current.

DOJ-ready documentation

Briefcase™ exports your compliance record in a format your city attorney can hand to the DOJ.

Everything your compliance program needs

City of Norwalk, CA

Norwalk needed a complete citywide ADA Transition Plan that could survive a DOJ review. They chose Pathfinder for PROW survey, data analysis, and The Playbook™.

100%
City PROW surveyed
4×
Faster than manual
Active
Transition Plan status
DOJ
Report-ready
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Common questions from city clients

Timeline depends on city size and PROW mileage. Most mid-size cities (50,000–150,000 population) can be fully surveyed in 4–8 weeks using FieldRunner™ EVO 4, compared to 6–12 months for manual survey teams.
Yes. Briefcase™ generates compliance documentation specifically formatted for DOJ submissions and consent decree reporting. We've supported clients in both pre-litigation preparation and active consent decree management.
Absolutely. If your city has an existing transition plan, we can resurvey, update the inventory, and migrate it into The Playbook™ so it becomes a living document going forward — no need to start from scratch.
Yes. We work regularly with city procurement offices, respond to RFPs and RFQs, and can structure proposals to fit your agency's procurement requirements, including DVBE/SBE certification documentation if required.

Your city's ADA risk doesn't wait.

Let's scope your compliance program before a complaint does it for you.