Originally Posted by canklecat

Somewhere in my archives I have a photo of a similar construction warning sign in a hospital district, warning drivers to slow down for pedestrians crossing the street between hospital complex buildings.

The warn sign was blocking the only wheelchair accessible ramp.

I reported it and waited for the crew to move the sign. It would have forced people in wheelchairs into traffic or, possibly worse, to attempt to go around the sign on the inside, which was a grassy slope. A wheelchair could easily slide down that grassy slope and topple over or trap a disabled person against a building or fence.

Anyone or any committee who plan access for cyclists, disabled folks and pedestrians need to spend at least a week riding a bike, walking or using a wheelchair in the areas where planners intend to modify existing infrastructure. Or -- and here's a radical idea -- include disabled folks, cyclists and pedestrians on the planning committees.