[PRCo] Re: OT: Muni to test double-deckers!!!! YAY!

[Jim Holland]

vic ++++ <vicmann26 at ...> wrote:

They run double decker service successfully in Las Vegas without a lift 
to the upper deck. Come on folks, the reason for the ADA is to 
TRANSPORT, it doesn't mean accessibility to the upper deck. Geezz!!

Vic

 >> alexprodan at ... writes:
 >> Disabled rights activists in the city already have
 >> raised concern that the stairs would prevent some
 >> riders with mobility impairments from accessing the
 >>top deck, which would amount to
 >> inequitable service.  Ford said Muni is committed to
 >> addressing the concern in some fashion.
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 > ECasey9631 at ... wrote:

 > this is assinine. A wheelchair lift to the upper deck?
 > If I am in a wheelchair,,,guess what ????
 > I am not riding in the upper deck,,
 > nor would I expect the rest of the country to not
 > have a double decker bus because I
 > cannot access the upper deck....

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