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Commission highlights unsafe curb‑ramp work, City to form police “cross‑ability” advisory group
Summary
Commissioners and liaisons raised safety concerns about recently exposed curb-ramp construction and requested better signage and interim access. The commission’s parking liaison announced a City initiative to form a cross-ability committee with the police department to advise on training and interactions involving people with disabilities.
Commissioners raised safety concerns after construction associated with a street resurfacing project left curb ramps and sidewalk areas exposed and unmarked, creating hazards for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids. At the same meeting the City announced plans to form a police advisory group — called a cross-ability committee — to advise on training and response in interactions involving people with disabilities.
Commissioner Rachel (speaking during liaison reports) described a recent site where curb-ramp work left a large unmarked hole that forced her into a bike lane: "They have cut so much out of the curb ramp, the corner curb ramp, that I had to go into the bike lane to go down to Walmart the…
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