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Disability Advocates to Tell Ottawa’s Transportation Committee Today Not to Allow E- Scooters
AODA Alliance Brief Urges City of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee to Reject Wrong-Headed City Staff Proposal to Hold Third Pilot Project with Electric Scooters
Dangers Proven to People with Disabilities During First Two Pilots Are Enough to Say No to a Third Pilot
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March 1, 2022
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Accessibility Advisers Tell Council to Scrap e-Scooter Program, but City Staff Say Keep Rolling in 2022
On Wednesday, the transportation committee will be asked to make a recommendation to council. Author of the article:Jon Willing
Publishing date:Feb 28, 2022
Faced with competing recommendations about the future of Ottawa’s e-scooter program, councillors will decide on Wednesday if the devices should be allowed on streets in 2022.
Most of council’s accessibility advisers want the pilot program stopped, while city staff want residents to keep scooting.
Toronto Woman Who Suffered Concussion After Fall From Mobility Scooter Says City Snow Clearing Protocols Need Review
Jon Woodward
CTV News Toronto Videojournalist
Published Feb. 28, 2022
A Toronto woman she says fell from her mobility scooter and got a concussion due to a poorly cleared sidewalk while trying to get groceries about ten days after the city saw a major snowfall in January.
Susan Hutchinson is calling for city crews to prioritize people with disabilities in the clearing of snow and make sure that when they do clear the path, what they leave behind is accessible – a recommendation echoed by a city committee this month.
Hamilton to Make Temporary Sidewalk Patios Permanent
By Nathan Sager
Published February 23, 2022
Hamilton’s elected leadership has voted to permanently allow temporary patios throughout the city, although it appears disability justice advocates were not fully consulted prior to the vote.
On Wednesday, Hamilton city council essentially voted to twin two outdoor dining programs. One was created in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the city also had a similar five-year-old pilot project. The issue drew 18 communications to the city from restauranteurs, business improvement areas (BIAs) and disability justice advocates.