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[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

While I would like to avoid divulging too much personal information, there are disabled people I know for whom not being able to get there by car would make it a non-starter. Public transit isn't great where I live (US) and the nearest bus stop is outside of their walking distance. Maybe it's different in the UK.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I completely agree. Public access to transport can be such a joke that it forces disabled people who shouldn't be driving to be driving, like the case here with Corsiglia. They didn't have a choice so they committed murder in order to find existence beyond being jailed in their own home. A real-life Shakespearean tragedy.

Continuing to push for disabled parking at places where parking in the first place doesn't make sense encourages driving and discourages public transport. It's actually harmful to ask for disabled parking because it takes away from the greater disabled group and places the general public at risk.

All that said, there are situations where it's OK to demand disabled parking. When a public project clearly is going to include a parking structure, demand disabled parking in high quantities. Demand at-grade and wide zones at these spaces. Demand escalators and elevators. Fight for equal access. I would be there on your side.

PS: Thanks for engaging and listening. This is a topic that often doesn't get the attention it deserves and typically devolves into some kind of public virtue signalling. The devil is in the details.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I appreciate your nuanced view. I'd love to live in a world where personal cars were obsolete. It just needs a lot of infrastructure.