Resident urges improved ADA access and parking/bus-stop changes for downtown commons
Diane Bauer, a registered nurse and community health advocate, told the council she found the recently built downtown commons area difficult to use for restroom access and raised safety and access concerns about parking and tour-bus stops; she urged the city and DDA to ensure ADA-compliant restroom access and to consider moving the bus stop.
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During the public-comment period on July 7, Diane Bauer of Alpena, a registered nurse and community health advocate, told the council she supports the newly built downtown commons area but voiced complaints about accessibility and parking. Bauer said walkways are passable for her walker but public restroom access is not: “I can get my Cadillac walker down it very easily, but I cannot go to the bathroom easily. There's absolutely no bridal, big uneven ground, big hole ... I fell in today.”
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