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Commission for Citizens with Disabilities urges curb cut, signage and on-street accessible parking at New Bedford YMCA; committee tables for 30 days
Summary
The Commission for Citizens with Disabilities presented complaints about the New Bedford YMCA's exterior access and recommended new signage, two on-street handicapped parking spaces and a curb cut; the committee agreed to pursue dialogue with the YMCA and the Traffic Commission and tabled the item for 30 days.
The New Bedford Commission for Citizens with Disabilities told the City Council Committee on Public Safety and Neighborhoods on March 11 that the main Water Street entrance to the New Bedford YMCA lacks accessible egress to the interior, leaving patrons who use wheelchairs to travel more than 500 feet to a usable entry at South Second Street.
BG Shanklin, ADA consultant to the commission, summarized the complaints and the commission's subsequent review. The commission documented that the YMCA has about 60 parking spaces, including 12 handicapped spaces, but nine of the designated accessible spaces are located at the Water Street entry where there is no accessible route to the building. Three dedicated accessible spaces are located at the rear…
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