This will be the exact same thing that will happen in our downtown with the ordinance just passed by the City Commission on ADA compliance of 42 inches instead of the 48 inches recommended by staff that allows those in wheel chairs, etc. to pass by with no obstruction.
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48 inches, 42 inches, what's 6 inches between friends?
Hmmm ,,, could be the subject of a whole different blog,,,
LOL
What part of FOUR FEET IS FOURTY EIGHT INCHES does the commission not understand?
Any wheel chair made can fit through 36". What are we trying to achieve? The ability for two wheel chair bound people to roll through while holding hands?
The difference in the picture you show, which is at the beach and not in an area that is traveled much by anyone and the situation in front of a bunch of restaurants downtown is that people can't or won't move to accommodate even the 36".
Make them put up a physical barrier at the property line making sure the walkway stays open.
A marking at the property line is an excellent idea, not necessarily a barrier. The picture was used to show what people will do to block access, not thinking about ADA compliance and the repercussions as well as the cost if you don't follow the law.
http://www.adaportal.org/Facility_Access/ADAAG/Tech_Rqmts/ADAAG_4-2.html
While I agree the tables are too far out downtown, it is hard to walk let alone get a wheelchair thru some areas, there is no problem at the beach.
There is plenty of open space available for ADA access in front of the Casino and there is ADA access into the businesses, you don't have to have ADA access between every table at the Casino.
Marks on the ground are useless. People join other people and chairs are pulled up. The physical barrier, be it a fence or just those straps between poles,places a visual limit to expanding onto the sidewalk.
It just works well. I've seen the paint on the sidewalks outside our eating establishments. They don't work. They are ignored. Put up a physical barrier.
I WISH I HAD 42'
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