| Lack of Accessible Signals
in NYC Is Sued In SDNY Amid LA and Seattle
Comparisons
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 2 – The ongoing lack of
accessible pedestrian signals
(APS) in New York City was the
subject of an oral argument on
October 2. U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Paul A.
Engelmayer held the argument.
Inner City Press covered it.
The
plaintiffs have argued that
NYC is pitiful and that "in
comparison Phoenix has a
policy requiring APS in all
new pedestrian signals... San
Antonio, Seattle and LA do so
for all new pedestrian signals
AND all replacement of old
signals." They have moved for
partial summary judgment.
During the
oral argument, Judge
Engelmayer zeroed in on
Broadway on the Upper West
Side.
The City of New
York on the other hand is
arguing that "the installation
of APS at every intersection
that contains a pedestrian
signal would fundamentally
alter the natures of the APS
Program and would impose undue
financial and administrative
burdens."
The case is
American Council of the Blind
of New York, Inc. et al v.
City of New York et al.,
18-cv-5792 (Engelmayer)
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