Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Disability

Why Vision Zero is a Human Rights Issue For the Deaf — and the Rest of the Disability Community

By Sean Maiwald and Robb Dooling | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments

Direct translation is often not representative of the true meaning. For instance, the direct transliteration of Vision Zero is “zero vision.”

A woman holds a Just Transition Now sign at a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Image: Lorie Shaull, CC

Does America Need a ‘Mobility Bill of Rights’?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 7, 2022 | No Comments

And more important: what should be included in it?

Pedestrian "beg" buttons, like this one in Idaho Falls, will no longer be built be facing the street when PROWAG becomes the standard. Image courtesy of the author.

Feds Adopt Better Street Accessibility Guidelines — But Will They Make a Difference?

By Don Kostelec | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

Even though the ADA was passed more than 40 years ago, we have never had official accessibility standards tailored to things like sidewalks. That’s about to change — but how fast state and local agencies will act remains to be seen.

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.

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