From the article:

“After the crash, the hospital made some changes to the area, including additional signage, to increase safety. Now, there are two new signs on both sides of the construction site.

Signs in the area indicate that the sidewalk is closed, and a detour arrow points to the other side of the street, where there is a sidewalk.

The sidewalk leading up to the construction is now blocked by pylons and yellow tape.

But some said they feel more needs to be done.”

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From the article:

“Cole will studyexisting conditions of pedestrianaccess routes in public right-of-ways to determine compliance with the ADA.”

This is a first, to our knowledge.  We often read of ADA consultants hired to examine existing facilities; we have never before read of a consultant hired to review pedestrianaccess routes.  

Would that all municipalities follow Clayton’s example.

In Lincoln, sidewalk closures, and temporary pedestrian access routes, gone wrong….

From the article:

“Instead, the contractor, whose name Figard couldn’t remember, removed the existing brick of the sidewalk, leaving no room for pedestrians to walk — or, in Masek’s case, pedal.”

From the article:

The Florida Department of Transportation is spending $8.9 million to resurface Philips Highway, and make 16 bus stops ADA compliant by adding concrete slabs so wheelchair riders can load and unload safely.  Action News found that’s where the concrete ends though.  The five mile stretch still has no sidewalks.”

There’s a good piece of video at the link, too, showing the bus stops along the highway.

From the article:

“Communities have until Dec. 31 to inventory town streets, sidewalks, buildings, properties and parks; develop a plan and budget to remove barriers; and implement a review process to monitor progress in removing those barriers.”

From the article:

“You think five feet will be enough to accommodate arena patrons?…..[h]ow is that possible?”

From the article: 

“Among the concerns under review: Why wasn’t the sidewalk shut down before they attempted to pull the wall down?”

Boy howdy.

From the article: “The contractors park along the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to walk in traffic for several car lengths. Drivers…can’t see pedestrians coming out from the front of the large trucks and vice versa.”

From the article:

“Light poles, street signs and hydrants obstruct the sidewalks, preventing anyone in a wheelchair or walker from continuing very far beyond the aprons of new concrete that blend the sidewalk down into the street.”