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“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @[email protected] Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”

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City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."

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Mar 8 at 3:24amWeb
Show threadTrevor MurdockMar 8
Yeah my wife hasn't been able to drive for 10 years because of vertigo but she can walk with a cane. Car free zones are awesome for her because traffic perpendicular to her view is hard to process. She can also bike so protected bike lanes to get to car free zones are a game changer for her.
Show threadDr. Lesley Barron, MD, MPhil, FRACSMar 15
What really bugs me about the “What about the disabled?” crew opposing active transport is that almost none of them are disability advocates in any other way, ever. It’s just the pure selfishness of them not wanting to give up anything for cars.