Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Disability

It’s Time for America to Talk About Bike Parking

By Kea Wilson | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments

A historic commitment to increase bike parking in Paris has U.S. advocates wondering why cycle storage doesn't get the same level of attention in American cities — and sharing policy strategies that could help.

A street in North Baltimore, Md. with a badly damaged sidewalk. A series of orange construction barrels mark an uneven segment of alleyway pavement between two curb cuts that is filled with dried mud and would likely be impassible to many people using assistive devices. Parking lots and brick row homes stand in the background. Image: Max Pixel, CC

Why City Sidewalks Still Miss the ADA Mark

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments

People with mobility challenges in Baltimore, Md. are celebrating the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act this week by filing a lawsuit demanding their city actually follow the historic law — and communities across the country could be the target of similar lawsuits soon.

The authors cycle in their adopted hometown of Delft, NL. Image courtesy of Modacity.

Four Myths About Car-Light Cities, Busted

By Kea Wilson | Jul 21, 2021 | No Comments

Authors Melissa and Chris Bruntlett clear up some of the most common misconceptions about the Dutch cycling model that some say should be exported to America.

Senator Tammy Duckworth sits in her wheelchair on a sidewalk in front of a green lawn. She is wearing black glasses, a grey blazer, a white dress shirt, and a black and white polka dotted skirt. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Tammy Duckworth: Every Station Must Be Accessible

By Kea Wilson | May 20, 2021 | No Comments

A groundbreaking new bill would help make every transit station in America accessible to American residents with disabilities — and stop critical accessibility improvements from being put off a moment longer.

Disability rights advocates at the bus stop. Photo: Disability Mobility Initiative

BIPOC and Disability Advocates Zero In on Highway Spending

By Natalie Bicknell | Mar 26, 2021 | No Comments

Reprinted with permission from “The Urbanist.” On March 9, advocacy organizations Front and Centered and Disability Rights Washington held the first of a series of press conferences calling for Washington State legislators to halt spending on new highways. Instead, the coalition urges lawmakers to prioritize investments in building missing sidewalks and creating reliable transit and paratransit systems to serve all […]

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OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda

By Rebecca Lamorte | Mar 10, 2021 | No Comments

The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.

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