Successes and Opportunities
Learn about our successes and opportunities we have identified to increase accessibility in Mt Tabor Park
Successes
Our First Success: A New Accessible Parking Space in Mt. Tabor Park!
Problems/opportunity
We were in conversation with a park bureau representative about increasing access when the parking area near the upper east side gates was being repainted. We weren’t making much progress.
Solution:
We filled out a Request to Remove an ADA Barrier form (enter link hers) suggesting the make the last parking space ADA Van Accessible and at least one person with mobility issues could get around more of the park.
Result:
The space was designated within a week. It was a win-win. The lesson for us was to watch for projects and maintenance work in the park where thinking about how to make the project accessible for all. It often is a change of perspective without added cost.
Opportunities
Gutter Modifications Needed
Problems/opportunity
Only a fraction of Mt Tabor’s wonderful network of trails can be enjoyed by those of us who use wheelchairs, walkers, and baby strollers. With only minor modifications to rain gutters and curbs, this network would expand three-fold allowing those with mobility issues to experience the park’s most serene, magical places without cars. And they’d also give us access to iconic events like the annual Adult Soapbox Derby!
The angle of the gutters is too extreme to go over in a mobility devise. Extending the gutter to reduce the angle would fix it.
Solution:
The Gutters have already been modified in other parts of the park and have made the visitors center parking lot and playground available to all.
This is all that would be needed for the old gutters to open up 6 or 7 of
the trails to more diverse users.
This trail was accessible until it reached the (non-traffic) road. A curb
cut is all that is needed
