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Thanks! I ended up reading most of the council document. They're adding more kerb ramps, more tactile wayfinding and more disabled toilets, which is great!
Unfortunately it looks like some of the worst accessibility issues (inaccessible buildings, little accessible public transport to and around the CBD, no disability parking near the pedestrian malls, no carts or mobility scooters in the outdoor malls, etc) haven't been mentioned.
It will still be way more disability-friendly than before (just by reducing traffic and increasing walking space), but I wish they'd considered some of those things. I think a lot of folks will still be excluded.
Sounds awesome. I'm curious what accessibility measures they're going to include in the plan. The CBD is so inaccessible to disabled people it's virtually a no-go zone for a lot of us. I wouldn't want a pedestrian plan that further entrenches that inaccessibility.