01-17-2018, 03:09 PM
It sounds like all of the complaints are starting to get through to city officials: https://www.kitchenerpost.ca/news-story/...priority-/
Quote:Mayor Berry Vrbanovic said the city needs to do better.
“If we’re encouraging more people to walk, if we’re encouraging more people to rely on transit, if we're wanting to make our community more accessible … this is something we need to do a better job on — and when I say we, I mean the city in some cases and the region in others.”
Vrbanovic wondered if local governments should study the number of people with accessibility challenges and perhaps provide a higher level of public transit during the winter months instead.
Several other councillors also expressed a desire to move toward change.
“For this being one of the first years I’ve had to walk my kids to a bus stop with a stroller … I’ve learned some of the challenges first hand,” Galloway-Sealock said. “I’ve had to go on road and everything because the curb cuts aren’t plowed and many different things.”
She’s also hearing a lot more public support for municipal sidewalk clearing.
“I think it is something we need to seriously consider.”