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Resident urges clearer signage so adaptive bicycles are welcomed in Wheat Ridge conservation area
Summary
Resident Dan Kukas urged the council to fix ambiguous park signs that appear to prohibit bicycles while allowing ADA mobility devices, saying unclear signage could deter adaptive bicyclists (disabled veterans and children) from conservation-area programs.
Dan Kukas, a Wheat Ridge resident who volunteers with Adaptive Adventures, told the council during public comment that signage at a favored conservation area is ambiguous and may discourage people who use adaptive bicycles even though city ordinances allow bicycles to be used as ADA mobility devices.
Kukas said the current sign shows a large “no bicycles” symbol with a much smaller footnote referencing ADA mobility devices, and that most people interpret the sign as permitting only wheelchairs. "A 100% of the people polled have said the sign looks like it reads no bicycles, but wheelchairs are accepted," Kukas said, adding that the ambiguity could lead to hostile interactions if veterans and children using adaptive bicycles visit the conservation area. He asked the city to clarify signage so that adaptive bicycles are clearly allowed and to prevent confusion for both users and enforcement personnel.
Mayor Stites thanked Kukas and noted the city had updated ordinances three years earlier to allow bicycles used as ADA mobility devices; staff did not provide an immediate action but the comment was entered into the public record for consideration by parks and enforcement staff.
