Thursday, June 16, 2022

PROUD TO HAVE PRESENTED AT 58th INTERNATIONAL MAKING CITIES LIVABLE

A CITY THAT LOVES ITS SIDEWALKS SERVES 100 PERCENT OF ITS CONSTITUENTS

Disability is a normal part of life.

WHO stats count more than 1 billion PWDs on earth and one in five experiencing some level of disability.

Fixing sidewalks, pathways and connectivity is the best way to boost quality of life for PWDs.

Regulations must be enacted to protect sidewalks from abandoned dockless scooters creating impossible barriers on the sidewalk and its brethren curb ramp and cross walk.

Policy must ensure that sidewalk funds are distributed to poor and marginalized neighborhoods – not simply CBDs, tourist and influential areas.

Steve Wright, Storyteller/Advocate/Educator/Planner

Wright has four decades of experience in urban design, planning, architecture, mobility, sustainability and universal design.

He co-created a groundbreaking universal design course at the University of Miami School of Architecture, team taught with his wife of 33 years – ADA expert Heidi Johnson-Wright.

Wright’s storytelling has advised dozens of clients on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility – with a focus on advocacy for people with disabilities.  

His award-winning reporting frequently appears in Planning magazine and he has presented at FLA APA.  

The Kent State graduate served as Urban Policy Advisor to the Miami City Commission Chairman. 


https://www.imcl.online/post/one-week-until-imcl-2022

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