WAR ON WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

 CITY DECIDES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT WORTHY                   OF OUTDOOR STREET CAFÉ SEATING

What city spends millions of dollars making its main street more pedestrian friendly and inclusive?

Then permits 100% of sidewalk cafe tables that are high tops completely inaccessible to wheelchair users.

This is Coral Gables ON Miracle Mile.

This is in the public right of way, so there must be some kind of permitting.

Who allows a design that discriminates against people with disabilities?

It is called ableism.

It is just as bad as not allowing people of color to sit there – which would be racism.

MIAMI COMMISSIONERS ORDER MOTORIZED SCOOTERS TAKEN OFF CITY STREETS IMMEDIATELY

SCOOTER FIRMS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT CARELESS RIDERS THAT PERPETUALLY ENDAGERED WHEELCHAIR USERS

This is a huge victory for people with disabilities.

The Wild West approach to scooters left them blocking wheelchair access on sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks and transit stops.

I am not anti micromobility, but if it is done -- IT MUST be highly regulated. 

There must be marked docking stations for scooters.

There must be draconian fines (on both scooter user and company that owns it) for haphazardly and selfishly discarding scooters in areas that block the accessibly pathway (something done in Miami every 10 minutes).

Also, there are scooters and bikes that are accessible to some people with disabilities.

Any plan that does not include these is ableist and discriminatory.

Finally, because most micromobility is a hazard, not a help to wheelchair users -- revenue from firms authorized to place them (with heavy regulation) in the city, should be in a fund earmarked for barrier-removal...so people with disabilities enjoy a more inclusive built environment.