David Lepofsky says the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act includes provisions for getting rid of old barriers and not creating new ones.
www.thestar.com
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Becky Katz spoke about this on Metro Morning today just after the 8am World Report.
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An overly simplified summary would be:
This design (Eglinton) is no longer the way we would build this, but it was designed many years ago.
The new standard would be more like Wellington. (my example)
The design here is essentially the same as Sherbourne (obviously different street profiles but cycle track separated from sidewalk by small granite squares)
There was no spike in pedestrian-cyclist collisions on Sherbourne with this design; which did consider the needs of the accessibility community. But again, the design has since evolved.
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My Editorial: While well intended, David Lepofsky is among the most irritating people one may have to deal with.
In the initial piece he throws around accusations and questions, self-evidently having gone to the media first, rather than phoning someone at the City and politely inquiring....
Coming from an activist point-of-view myself, I get that one can be seen to be a perpetual complainer, when one legitimately seeks to improve the world around oneself.
I take no issue w/fair critiques of public design/policy, of which I issue my fair share............. but I do take issue with a shoot first ask questions later way of expressing oneself, it smacks of a self-absorbed sense
of entitlement that impresses few and irks many.
