Posts tagged Curb Ramps
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In Baltimore, disability advocates are suing over sidewalk conditions
Last month, Disability advocates filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Baltimore. The complaint asserts that just 1.3% of the city’s 37,806 curb ramps that were surveyed in 2019 met ADA accessibility requirements. Keep reading…
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Please don’t be a jerk on a bike on sidewalks and ramps
Now that I have a baby, I’ve been pushing a stroller around DC sidewalks quite a lot. Our neighborhoods are great for walking and give our baby plenty to look at and experience. The only drawbacks are too-narrow sidewalks in some places (I’m looking at you, 17th Street in Dupont) and the occasional impolite operator of some kind of vehicle. A few drivers come a little… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cracks in the surface
Adaptive reuse for potholes; Irate riders and serious policy ideas; VRE sets a record; The unappealing plan vs. the impractical one; Neighbors jab at Boxer Girl; Win a Nobel, get free parking (not free transit); “Complying” with the ADA. Keep reading…