If you are one of the unlucky ones who
got a door hanger predicting a sidewalk through your front yard on a
residential side street, know that the city's stated justification is
a lie. We have been informed that the unpopular and ironically named
Orlando Walks program is not the city's fault. We should instead
blame the disabled for yet another inconvenience. On the door hanger
the city states “the sidewalk location is based on an effort to
accommodate the Americans with Disabilities Act...” Some pr genius
no doubt came up with this when the “public safety” excuse
started to seem too silly.
The only problem with that is the ADA
has absolutely nothing to do with residential sidewalks and the
Public Works Department knows this. The act deals with access to
public facilities, not people's houses. So there you have it
again, even on this low level of government. They'd just rather lie
to us even if the lie is hurtful to people. It's low down. It's
dishonest. It's their default setting.
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