the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, how close is too close. As Ridgewood merchants and restaurants struggle to make patrons feel safe in the age of COVID , Village sidewalks in the central business districts have become increasingly cluttered . Restaurants in particular are waging a balancing act between public safety and tyrannical edicts from the governors office . The question remains how much sidewalk encroachment is too much ?
Concerns are staring to be raised once again over public access to sidewalks . Approximately one-fifth to one-quarter of American families have a family member with a mobility impairment. A mobility impairment is a disability that
limits one’s ability to safely and easily navigate a community. Among other challenges, it makes using public transportation and public sidewalks difficult. This presents a growing problem for many local communities because the
number of people with mobility impairments is increasing due to an aging population.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. .
The ADA was passed to help make public facilities more accessible to people who use wheelchairs, scooters, and other mobility devices. Its guidelines ensure they have room to maneuver and travel. However, it is not limited to restrooms, doors, and other elements of public facilities. Streets and sidewalks must be compliant as well.
The ADA requires every path of travel in or around a facility, including streets, sidewalks, and curb ramps, to be accessible. Still applicable in 2019, the standards apply to state and local government facilities, commercial establishments, and public accommodations.
Paul V. has juice. The rules don’t apply to him.
He’s got enough juice to wrap his establishment around the corner and down Chestnut.
Where’s the rest of this “article”? e.g. Where are sidewalks to narrow to comply with the ADA, and why? Have complaints been made? Is there a solution?
Without answers to these and other questions, this piece just reads like a smirking hit piece for those in the know, but rotten pseudo journalism for the rest of us. Can’t the RW Blog occasionally pretend to be informative?
Hard to push a double stroller in that exact spot.
Village plays favorites again
Democrat immunity
Wow what a self center a hole Lynda or what ever your real name is
Lynda open you eyes
A classic example of a well-intentioned plan that in practicality, is ridiculous. The State Government bans indoor dining, so restaurants effectively build dining rooms outside. The end result is not in the least bit effective in terms of social distancing, but creates awkward pedestrian congestion which actually makes social distancing for pedestrians impossible.
It’s 2021 people let’s wake up keep your eyes and ears open and look out for the village bullshit. They do whatever they want, and if you don’t fight it they win. So you must fight all the time. That’s their system. Been around a long time , They are dirty. But that’s OK that’s what the legal law is for.They waste so much money on attorneys.
Dirty deals still going on.
Awful
That’s too close