Curb Ramps Still Missing in Key Locations 20 Years After the ADA
Last week I was at Tower Grove Ave & McRee Ave for a ground breaking when I left in my power chair I had to head south a few blocks to Tower Grove Ave & Shaw to catch the bus. Â At Tower Grove Ave & Lafayette Ave I encountered the above situation, no curb ramp into the sidewalk.
All the rest of the intersections had curb ramps, but all it takes is one missing to make an entire stretch impassible. Â Thankfully a section of curb was missing, allowing me to pass by. Â At Thurman Ave pieces of curb were also missing, allowing me to pass through there as well.
– Steve Patterson
Maybe “sometimes two wrongs make a right” should be the new city motto.
Maybe “sometimes two wrongs make a right” should be the new city motto.
So you’ve pointed out the obvious (with which I agree). The real question is how do we move beyond this status quo? I know the city pleads/will plead poverty, that they don’t have the money to fix these proactively, but that they will be fixed when other work occurs. Reality check – if it’s a priority to someone with enough power and clout, it WILL get done
I do know that Denver committed to attack this 10 years ago, by making it a line item in the budget and doing x% every year; they’re probably done by now. My guess is that we either need a champion in the Mayor’s office and/or on the BoA OR some group needs to file an easy-to-win lawsuit in federal court asserting that little or no progress after 20 years is both unacceptable and illegal. It took a similar lawsuit for K-Mart to “see the error of their ways”. . . .
So you’ve pointed out the obvious (with which I agree). The real question is how do we move beyond this status quo? I know the city pleads/will plead poverty, that they don’t have the money to fix these proactively, but that they will be fixed when other work occurs. Reality check – if it’s a priority to someone with enough power and clout, it WILL get done
I do know that Denver committed to attack this 10 years ago, by making it a line item in the budget and doing x% every year; they’re probably done by now. My guess is that we either need a champion in the Mayor’s office and/or on the BoA OR some group needs to file an easy-to-win lawsuit in federal court asserting that little or no progress after 20 years is both unacceptable and illegal. It took a similar lawsuit for K-Mart to “see the error of their ways”. . . .
MoDot is seeking applications for grant money as part of a safe routes to school initiative. The city should apply and that could help fix something like this if there is a school around.
MoDot is seeking applications for grant money as part of a safe routes to school initiative. The city should apply and that could help fix something like this if there is a school around.