“A lot of street redesigns have been
improving the situation for cyclists but at the same time taking away access
for people with disabilities.”
Previously, cars and vans parked next
to the curb, where a ramp-equipped van could safely deploy onto the sidewalk.
To protect cyclists from traffic, the new design moves the parking spaces away
from the curb and paints a bike lane between the sidewalk and on-street
parking.
This means that a van ramp deploys perilously into the pathway of
fast-moving bicycles.
Also, because the ramp is at street level instead of curb
level, wheelchair users have no way of directly accessing the sidewalk and must
roll many car lengths — hoping there are no obstructions — to make it to an
intersection where the curb ramps are.
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