Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility

Thursday, September 10, 2026

NEW YORK MAYOR MAMDANI, PLEASE DO THE MAXIMUM FOR ACCESSIBILITY

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HUNDREDS OF CURB RAMPS AND CROSSWALKS  ARE NOT WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY This is one of many shamefully neglected crosswalks at Madison Avenue a...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

A SECRET PARK AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF MANHATTAN

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A+ ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT THE ELEVATED ACRE The Elevated Acre is a hidden, one-acre public park in Manhattan's Financi...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

I CELEBRATED AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY IN CONEY ISLAND

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ON AN INCLUSIVE, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE RIDE Deno's Wonder Wheel one minute before 11 a.m. opening July 4, 2026. The famous Coney Isl...
Monday, September 7, 2026

DISABILITY VISIBILITY PROJECT – PHOTO IMAGE NUMBER 100

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CONEY ISLAND JULY 4, 2026 Disability Visibility July 4, 2026 at the original Nathan’s hot dogs Coney Island. Celebrating diversity as part...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

INTRODUCING A TRIPPING HAZARD IS NOT GOOD MOBILITY DESIGN

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REMOVE BUMPY SURFACES THAT ENDANGER WHEELCHAIR USERS It’s time to say goodbye to the pavers that are a wheelchair mobility hazard on the s...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

NU STADIUM: HOME OF INTERMIAMI CF

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GREAT SIGHT LINES, LOVE TO ROOF CANOPY PROTECTION FROM RAIN I can now say I saw Lionel Messi play in live in MLS competition. Great time...
Friday, September 4, 2026

DISABILITY VISIBILITY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

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WHEELCHAIR USERS IN DIVERSE PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD Disability Visibility Project: The High Line New York.  Internationally acclaimed li...
Thursday, September 3, 2026

ARCHITECTS THAT WANT TO HIDE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS TO THE SIDE

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OR BACK OF BUILDINGS ARE BIGOTED ABLEISTS. PERIOD. Wheelchair ramps are an abomination. They ruin the façade. Fire escapes. So sculp...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

BARELY 25% OF NEW YORK’S ESSENTIAL SUBWAY TRAINS

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ARE ACCESSED BY ELEVATORS – FIX THIS MAYOR MAMDANI The MTA's 2025-2029 Capital Plan commits nearly $7.1 billion to station accessibili...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY IS THE FUTURE

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MORE THAN 1/3 OF AMERICANS CANNOT/DO NOT DRIVE Bicycle delivery bike parking lot at 11th Street and 1st Avenue in the Lower East Side. E...
Monday, August 31, 2026

FAULTY CURB RAMPS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE

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THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO INCLUSIVE MOBILITY WITH DIGNITY Too much patchwork, narrow & dangerous curb ramp in one of the busiest places in...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY MUST BE MAINTAINED

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DURING SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION This is a great way to safely maintain wheelchair accessible pedestrian mobility when th...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

PROUD TO HAVE CREATED MORE THAN 5,000 BLOG POSTS

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MOST ADDRESS HOW TO CREATE A BETTER BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHILE UPLIFTING URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL In the pa...
Friday, August 28, 2026

IS SEGREGATION EVER A GOOD THING? THE ANSWER IS NO

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DISABLED AND NON DISABLED PATRONS SHOULD SHARE THE SAME MAINSTREAMED, INCLUSIVE ENTRANCE TO A MUSEUM Reflection in twin pools/fountains in...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

TRUE, DURABLE ACCESSIBILITY IS NOT A CHECK MARK

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IT IS BORN OF INPUT FROM END USERS I hate the use of this limited access lift at Temple of Dendur. Does the Metropolitan Museum of Art n...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

REFUSING TO DESIGN CITIES FOR ALL IS NOT HEALTHY

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IT IS TOXIC ABLEISM Many ableists think now that we have home delivery of food, medicine, clothes, etc. — there is no need to make the bui...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WANT BUILDING ACCESS

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THAT IS DURABLE, RELIABLE AND SIMPLE THE MORE GADGETS, THE MORE LIKELY THE DEVICE WILL FAIL NEVER trust an architect that wants to creat...
Monday, August 24, 2026

THE HIGH LINE NYC GETS THUMBS UP FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS

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PATH OF TRAVEL IS LEVEL, GENTLY GRADED, UNOBSTRUCTED & OVERALL OUTSTANDING & RAMPED/ELEVATOR ACCESS IS GOOD The High Line has five...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

“THAT SILLY WHEELCHAIR USER IS PLAYING IN THE STREET/BIKE LANE”

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NO, THEY ARE THERE BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK IS NOT SAFE 99 times out of 100, when a wheelchair user takes the bike lane instead of the sidewal...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

CITY OF MIAMI COMMITS TO KEEPING SIDEWALKS PROTECTED AND OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION

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NO MORE CLOSED SIDEWALKS FORCING WHEELCHAIR USERS AND ALL PEDESTRIANS TO UNNECESSARILY CROSS DANGEROUS TRAFFIC “…the City Commission approve...
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Steve Wright -- a writer, blogger and marketer -- was born to communicate about architecture and town planning for a living. The native of Akron, Ohio earned his first paycheck as a journalist before he was old enough to drive. As an award-winning journalist at the Columbus Dispatch, he started as the large newspaper's first full-time popular music critic. For nearly a decade, Wright served as the Senior Policy Advisor for all urban affairs for the Chairman of the Miami City Commission. He also has published more than 6,000 professional articles, most of them focused on the built environment. Before launching Steve Wright Marketing Communications, he served as the Marketing Manager in the world headquarters of Arquitectonica. He worked as the Business Development Manager for a transportation engineering firm. Galleries have exhibited Wright's fine art photography of urban environments throughout Spain, Latin America, Tuscany and the United States. His Marketing Communications firm provides on-site and remote consulting services to professional services firms.
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