MISTAKES
TO AVOID AND BEST PRACTICES TO EMBRACE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MEETS
ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS
Street networks may not be glamorous, but they are essential to mobility.
That's
especially true for people with disabilities.
Dangerous crosswalks, misplaced (or steeply tilted) curb ramps, ubiquitous utility vaults, and countless other street and sidewalk obstructions can deny safe accessibility to wheelchair users.
You don't have to be a licensed
traffic engineer to find fault with much of this infrastructure.
Simply take a walk and roll with a
person who uses a wheelchair for mobility, and you will see how quickly poor
design makes it difficult, if not impossible, to connect to transit stops,
jobs, parks, shops, schools, and other essential daily destinations.
Universal Design what we should be aiming for, but there are 100 ways that even the most well-intended complete street can deny mobility to wheelchair users due to poor design, implementation, maintenance, and even policy.
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