A member has a question about ADA Title II legal responsibilities of transit authorities when working in local government right of way. The transit authority is a unique legal entity under state law and is authorized to build transit stations in local government right of way without a local permit or cooperative agreement. These projects often trigger ADA Title II upgrades to adjacent infrastructure, but as a matter of practice the responsibility to perform the newly required ADA upgrades are left to the local right of way owner. The scenario necessitates costly projects to cities and counties, notwithstanding the local jurisdiction's own ADA Transition Plan and budgeting process. The member is wondering whether the transit authority can or should be held liable or responsible in the event of an ADA related lawsuit or DOJ complaint. If you have any insight into this issue, please email me at akarras@imla.org<mailto:akarras@imla.org> and I will pass the information on to the inquiring member. Amanda Kellar Karras Executive Director / General Counsel Direct Phone: (202) 742-1018 IMLA Main: (202) 466-5424 Email: akarras@imla.org [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! Take a look at all of IMLA's upcoming events<https://imla.org/events/>! IMLA's 2022 Annual<https://imla.org/annual-conference/> Conference, October 19-23, 2022 in Portland, OR! Check out our On-Demand webinar library<https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopping/shopping.aspx?site=imla&webcode=shopping&cart=0&shopsearchCat=Merchandise&productCat=Webinar> with 100+ webinars at your fingertips!