Sunday, February 16, 2025

ALL URBAN DESIGN SHOULD BE HUMAN-CENTERED

UNIVERSAL DESIGN IS THE PATH TO ACHIEVING IT


My Miami City Hall job also allowed me to hold some city and private sector leaders’ feat to the fire – guaranteeing the ADA was met and exceeded.

I remember catching a horrible barrier created in the drawings for a brand new sky bridge that would serve tens of thousands.

A well-meaning city department head told me not to worry, it would surely be corrected “because everything has to be ADA.”

I replied that people have to be kept in line. 

My analogy: murder, assault, robbery, burglary and fraud are illegal – but lots of people break the rules if we do not police them.


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