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Fattom23 t1_j5dbcr9 wrote

The city got sued about this and settled. Bizarrely, the final settlement said nothing about enforcement of curb cuts/crosswalks (just building more of them). In my daily life, I mostly see the same people blocking the same crosswalks most days and no one with the authority to do anything about it seems to want to do so. It's infuriating; if you ever figure out a way to make the city care, let me know because I'd love to help.

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cashonlyplz t1_j5e0ucb wrote

I see PPA and PPD blocking these so frequently that I stopped taking pictures

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kilometr t1_j5exa2c wrote

There are groups that go around advocating for the handicapped and sue cities/businesses for violating ADA requirements. Their main goal though is to generate income through legal fees. Actually helping handicapped people is a secondary goal.

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Fattom23 t1_j5eydkn wrote

Regardless of the goals of the organization, the ADA (and general decency/competency) gives the city a duty to affirmatively attempt to keep those curb cuts clear so that the disabled (or really anyone) can use them to access the sidewalk. When citizens do the work of finding where the cars are blocking them and then telling the appropriate authorities, who then can't be bothered to come out and even write a ticket, that's just sticking their finger in the eye of anyone who cares about citizens being able to get around the city safely. The city deserves to be sued in that case.

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