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That time my blind neighbor schooled me on curb cuts
Last month I was griping to my neighbor Dave about how the city repaved our street but left the curb cuts all cracked and uneven. Dave, who's been blind since birth, just laughed and said 'you notice that now because someone finally made you walk in my shoes.' He told me those cuts aren't just for wheelchairs, they guide his cane straight to the crosswalk. Now I can't unsee how many are busted around town. Has anyone else had a wake-up call about a design feature you never thought twice about?
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lucas15920d ago
Has anyone thought about how messed up curb cuts mess with drainage during a heavy rain? My street floods because water pools in those cracked sections instead of running to the gutter. So what's supposed to help people with disabilities actually ends up creating puddles that make it harder for everyone to walk around.
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barbara42920d ago
Oh yeah, reminds me of that time a city planner tried to explain stormwater to me.
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