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Staircase Design - c

Requirement: 
c
Description: 

Stair width set at a minimum of 1.4 m [56 in] between handrails, or the maximum allowable by local code.

Support Threshold: 

NYC Active Design Guidelines recommends a strategy for making stairs wide enough for traveling in groups, or in two directions, a width of at least 56 inches can comfortably accommodate this.

Part: 
Staircase Design
RecDocTitile: 
Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design