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Visually impaired resident urges fixes to bus‑stop ramps and landing areas as drivers and transit staff seek solutions
Summary
A visually impaired rider described multiple Crescent City bus stops where ramps deposit wheelchair users onto rocks, sloped grass or landscaping, prompting supervisors to ask staff to follow up with transit and right‑of‑way authorities.
During the public‑comment period, a visually impaired resident told the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors that several local Redwood Coast Transit stops are unsafe for riders using wheelchairs or mobility devices and asked the county to intervene.
“I have been on the bus system here numerous times where the driver goes to let down a ramp…and when they let down the ramp… the person in the wheelchair goes right into the rosemary bushes across the front,” the resident said, citing stops at 515 East…
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