Poor access in Eugene, OR.
Oregon Fishing
Apr 1, 2024 18:57:44 #
Update, or not.
I went to parks and open spaces office today.
I purchased an ADA vehicle access permit for $10.
The disabled have to pay extra in Eugene to use public parks, apparently.
It allows limited access with a vehicle to a couple of hundred yards of bank right by the parking lot nearest the bridge at Day Island Rd. entry to the park. No place else is it good for.6
I spoke with one of the park supervisors and was told that a new use plan is underway.
I pointed out that having a couple of hundred yards of out of 1-1/2 miles of the canal hardly meets the federal ADA requirement of making the required reasonable effort to make all public places accessible to the disabled.
I was told that there is a very vocal cadre of elitists that insist the park be kept as an open spaces preserve, and they fight any attempt to allow vehicle access to the majority of the park.
My guess is, they either don't understand, that public parks are for everyone, not just the physically able, or more likely just don't care.
At any rate, I made my view known and was given a handshake and verbal support. Now we'll see if it was anything other than the standard "Okey-dokey".
I went to parks and open spaces office today.
I purchased an ADA vehicle access permit for $10.
The disabled have to pay extra in Eugene to use public parks, apparently.
It allows limited access with a vehicle to a couple of hundred yards of bank right by the parking lot nearest the bridge at Day Island Rd. entry to the park. No place else is it good for.6
I spoke with one of the park supervisors and was told that a new use plan is underway.
I pointed out that having a couple of hundred yards of out of 1-1/2 miles of the canal hardly meets the federal ADA requirement of making the required reasonable effort to make all public places accessible to the disabled.
I was told that there is a very vocal cadre of elitists that insist the park be kept as an open spaces preserve, and they fight any attempt to allow vehicle access to the majority of the park.
My guess is, they either don't understand, that public parks are for everyone, not just the physically able, or more likely just don't care.
At any rate, I made my view known and was given a handshake and verbal support. Now we'll see if it was anything other than the standard "Okey-dokey".
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