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Curb ramps redone in Detroit to comply with ADA

mark handler

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Associated Press

July 19, 2010

DETROIT — Detroit has yet to comply with a federal law requiring curb ramps at thousands of intersections throughout the city.

A federal judge five years ago ordered Detroit to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by installing access ramps that enable physically disabled or impaired people to cross city streets. Many of those ramps are now being redone because of improper installation.

Mark Finnegan, an attorney representing the Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America who sued the city in 2005 for not having the curb ramps, tells the Detroit Free Press "the law is clear as a bell."

Department of Public Works Director Al Jordan said nearly 32 percent of the 87,000 ramps will have been installed by year's end at a cost of $41.2 million.
 
So about $150 million when all is said and done and 100% of the ramps are installed. I'm glad Detroit is flush with cash and has no other pressing needs for basic city services.
 
Coug Dad said:
So about $150 million when all is said and done and 100% of the ramps are installed. I'm glad Detroit is flush with cash and has no other pressing needs for basic city services.
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It will be higher, the longer they drag it out.
 
If you read through the entire story, the city is obligated to install curb ramps at all intersections - even those in blighted areas with few if any people living in the buildings. The federal settlement is straightforward and requires all intersections to be ramped. The local advocacy group is working with the city to set priorities or to eliminate the requirement in certain parts of the city.

It's refreshing to see a degree of reason in this setting. The only lacking reason is the city's "reason" for not putting in the original ramps to meet the standard.
 
So when it is all said and done maybe a few ramps will be installed. I believe Detroit is with out cash for such a project! So will see! Big Question is the fine grater the the cost of the ramps!
 
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