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Yeah, I try to adjust also. But most of my adjustment consists of just staying home." my old joints don't allow me to walk much more than a couple of hundred feet without the need to rest." There lies the problem I am 65 and I get tired too. When I was 19 I was Mailman USPS could walk 12 miles carrying a heavy sack of mail in 105F heat never out of breath. I dont expect society to build things for me now I just try to adjust!
Okay, but here's a little backfill.Ol' Sparky there, makes an interesting point, I judge people by their word. Which party in states still don't have people on the Affordable Care Act? They also have the least upkept infrastructure and upgraded facilities, highest crime, etc. If you want something, you need to get others behind you and let the powers that be know, no one can have their eyes on everything, nor does everyone value the same thing at the same time. Lastly, taken a peek at the cost of roads per mile lately, does it need a restroom also, trash can and someone to service it, need a dock or other facilities for someone worse off than you? Where is the money coming from, do priorities need to be shifted a might? You'll never know if you don't talk to your government.
All states are covered by the ACA. Are you thinking of the Medicaid expansion? If so Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming are the droids you're looking for. You're right, it does appear they have common political elements.Ol' Sparky there, makes an interesting point, I judge people by their word. Which party in states still don't have people on the Affordable Care Act?
What are the criteria to determine if a location needs to be ADA compliant?The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in place for more than 30 years. Alton Baker does have ADA compliant parking in the existing lots, and all restrooms and trails are wheelchair compliant. They even claim there are benches arranged every so often along the trails for those who have difficulty walking any distance (my experience is they are way too far apart, and even so, trying to walk from parking to the pond would take me an hour).
ACCESS INVENTORY-------TRANSITION PLAN Sounds like governmental double speak. We need that money for BIKE LANES NOBODY USES INSTEAD OF FIXING POTHOLES. TEARING out asphalt handicap trails to plant grass. More asistant to the assisiant-to the asistant-to the asistant positions to spend that money. What happened to COMMON SENCEFor those interested, here is the non-response response I received;
Thanks for reaching out!
The short answer is that Alton Baker Park is a very old park and was developed at a time well before the ADA and ease of mobility was considered in park design. And we agree, there are a lot of barriers to easy access throughout the park. We also consider this an equity issue and are committed to developing plans and funding to address these issues system-wide.
As such, we’re embarking upon a new ADA Access inventory and subsequent transition plan to be completed by about this time next year. We will be working to catalog all of the areas where we’re not meeting accessibility needs and requirements, and then developing project plans to remedy these situations over time.
In the meantime, our planning team will talk to the operations team to see what can be done regarding ADA parking in the lot north of Day Island Road. We'll take a look at what’s there and if we could improve the situation for shorter walks to the ponds and canal.
If you would like to follow-up, reach out to our planning department at posplanning@eugene-or.gov.
Please let us know if you have any more questions or if anything needs to be clarified.
Regards
City of Eugene
Sue the hell out of them I hate Eugene!Update, or not.
I went to parks and open spaces office today.
I purchased an ADA vehicle access permit for $10.
The disabled have to pay extra in Eugene to use public parks, apparently.
It allows limited access with a vehicle to a couple of hundred yards of bank right by the parking lot nearest the bridge at Day Island Rd. entry to the park. No place else is it good for.6
I spoke with one of the park supervisors and was told that a new use plan is underway.
I pointed out that having a couple of hundred yards of out of 1-1/2 miles of the canal hardly meets the federal ADA requirement of making the required reasonable effort to make all public places accessible to the disabled.
I was told that there is a very vocal cadre of elitists that insist the park be kept as an open spaces preserve, and they fight any attempt to allow vehicle access to the majority of the park.
My guess is, they either don't understand, that public parks are for everyone, not just the physically able, or more likely just don't care.
At any rate, I made my view known and was given a handshake and verbal support. Now we'll see if it was anything other than the standard "Okey-dokey".