THE MET NYC FIFTH AVENUE

DISABILITY VISIBILITY PROJECT BY STEVE WRIGHT

Disability Visibility Project: Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC.

The MET has a ground level wheelchair accessible entrance.

Art on display is accessible throughout.

And there are many elevators to reach upper floor galleries.

But I wish it would stop using the stairs as the main, but terribly segregated entrance.

DISABILITY INCLUSION IN TOWN PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN

IS NOT AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH TO BE IGNORED

My impression of the typical town planner who neglects wheelchair access as part of multimodal mobility:

The sidewalks are narrow & obstructed.

“It has a bike lane.”

Most shops are inaccessible to people with disabilities.

“Pretty green bike lane.”

To make things abundantly clear.

I support cyclists and bike lanes.

I love cities where a major amount of people commute by bike and transit.

What I can't stand is so-called bike-ped experts who look at wheelchair access as an inconvenient truth to be ignored.

FUNKY SHOPS CAN ADD TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER

WHILE RESPECTING THE MOBILITY NEEDS OF WHEELCHAIR USERS

Broadway Home Appliances (aka The New Jason Appliance) displays dozens of used appliances on the sidewalks at Broadway and Suydam Streets in Bushwick Brooklyn.

The display maintains a wheelchair accessible pathway.

STREET DESIGN: THE SECRET TO GREAT CITIES AND TOWNS

MY EXPERTISE IS CITED IN THE SECOND EDITION

James Dougherty's fabulous and inclusive cover painting

I am gratified to be quoted as an advocate with expertise in Universal Design and mobility for people with disabilities in Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns, 2nd Edition.

I will share my insights, based on working on inclusion and better policy around the world, at a Universal Design summit this fall.

I am honored that my urban/architectural photography is featured in The Art of the New Urbanism Volume 2 published by Wiley.

The book is by James Dougherty, Charles C. Bohl & Victor Dover.

It features my Street Photography from Istanbul, Morocco and Cairo.

I am proud to collaborate with Victor Dover.

He has been a friend and mentor for more than two decades.

He has sought my guidance on matters of Universal Design and Wheelchair Access.

We both are featured in the disability positive film Mark -- A Call to Action:

https://youtu.be/M-TBzsOK5VY?si=knwhkRossJlW7xT-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TZIKI SOUVLAKI – AUTHENTIC GREEK FOODIE HEAVEN IN MANHATTAN

TASTIEST FAIR PRICED CASUAL DINING IN ALL OF CHELSEA AND BEYOND

It was hard to pick one thing among the delicious options for my meal at Tziki in NYC.

I settled on tasty oyster mushrooms grilled with garlic oil on a Greek pita with peeled tomatoes, yogurt, smoked paprika & side dip of spicy tomato saltsa.

Washed it down with EPSA Sour Cherry.

The best veggie meal I've had in years!

TZIKI SOUVLAKI – AUTHENTIC GREEK FOODIE HEAVEN IN MANHATTAN

TASTIEST FAIR PRICED CASUAL DINING IN ALL OF CHELSEA AND BEYOND

I walked a mile out of my way -- in blazing 100+ degree heat index weather on the Independence Day weekend -- to sample Tziki's highly rated fare.

The beautifully decorated Chelsea restaurant -- at W 22nd St. and 7th Ave. -- has succulent, authentic Greek dishes.

THE JEWEL HOTEL MIDTOWN MANHATTAN

QUIET, SUPER WELL DESIGNED ROOM IN THE HEART OF EVERYTHING

The obligatory nighttime neon walk along Times Square was a close by walk from The Jewel Hotel NYC.

Central Park, a cool oasis in a heat wave, is 8 short city blocks north.

I also walked to Grand Central Station and took photos of the nearby Chrysler Building.

The AC worked great in stifling hot weather.

And the shower water was plenty warm for washing off the sweat from a long day of urban exploring.