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Both curb ramps crossing Russell on the east side of Redeemer have been removed. These ramps connected to the foot path that goes to Eberwhite School. Please restore these ramps, they are needed by some of the kids who go to Eberwhite.
Both curb ramps crossing Russell on the east side of Redeemer have been removed. These ramps connected to the foot path that goes to Eberwhite School. Please restore these ramps, they are needed by some of the kids who go to Eberwhite.
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Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
D Beck (Registered User)
Michael Rodemer (Registered User)
Griswold (Registered User)
Michael (Registered User)
Here's a link to Google maps (I use 2D view) where it looks like the new ramps have just been installed, about 25 feet to the left of the existing sidewalk: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ann+Arbor,+MI/@42.2710057,-83.7632878,33m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x883cb00dd4431f33:0xdb09f94686c8b5e2!8m2!3d42.2808256!4d-83.7430378
It looks like the issue with the existing sidewalk is that it is directly across from one side of the road. The sidewalk across the street would be opposite the telephone pole and sign pole in the photo. Are ADA compliant sidewalks able to cross a street at a small angle? That's what would be required for the sidewalk to be replaced.
Jim Rees (Registered User)
justin st. clare (Registered User)
Anne Brod (Registered User)
smith (Registered User)
Michael Rodemer (Registered User)
Jim Rees (Registered User)
MeanMrMustard (Registered User)
Michael Rodemer (Registered User)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Closed City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Reopened Michael (Registered User)
Could you please provide a link to the current design standards that prevent the original alignment of the sidewalk? Thanks.
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way/proposed-rights-of-way-guidelines/chapter-r3-technical-requirements
Closed City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Reopened Michael Rodemer (Registered User)
Nobody is advocating the removal of the new ramps, just the re-installation of the old one.
The attached photo from Google Earth shows the situation. The old path from corner to sidewalk was 47 ft., while the new path with the same starting and end points is 143 ft. So, clearly, no one is going to use the new path: instead they are using adjacent driveways, or -- as tracks in the mud reveal -- are hopping over the curb on their bikes, risking a crash.
The point here is not that someone in the City administration has to admit to having made a mistake: we who have written on this issue just want the old ramp restored.
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Jim Rees (Registered User)
Closed City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Reopened Jim Rees (Registered User)
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Anne Brod (Registered User)