Earlier this week there was an article in the State Journal about a guy in Cedarburg who no longer has a license to drive, and so uses his riding mower to get around town. Is this next?
From: "Ann Freiwald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I got the following email from the Director of Parks and Recreation in > Janesville Wisconsin. > I myself have a hard time visualizing golf carts sharing the John Nolan > Path on a busy day with all the existing bike and ped traffic. On the > roads, fine, not a problem, but on narrow bike paths, I think not. > Anyone care to weigh in? > > > > "We have a handicap citizen who is requesting to use a standard golf > cart on our paved bike trails which like many are 10' wide. We have > traditionally told him and others "no." We do permit motorized scooters > and wheelchairs on our paved trails as we consider this "reasonable > accommodations." According to Federal law we are prohibited from > discriminating against disabled individuals who use an unlicensed > motorized conveyance. The ADA includes golf carts as an acceptable > mobility device along with motorized scooters and wheelchairs. These > conveyances are not licensed and therefore can not operate in the public > right-of-way. According to ADA we are required to provide reasonable > accommodation for citizens with disabilities as long as that > accommodation does not alter the nature of the service, program or > activity that we offer. I believe golf carts would significantly alter > our trail usage and raises concerns for me about safety (width of golf > cart, speed of golf cart, etc.). Our trails are congested now and I > can't imagine what will happen if we add golf carts to the mix. Our > City Attorney disagrees with me and he states there is no evidence or > other factual basis to deny golf carts on the trail. Of course, > allowing golf carts on the trail will open the door to allow them > anywhere in the park system when used by disabled individuals. The next > challenge will be Segways. > > I am curious if any of you have any experience with this issue or have > had similar challenges in your communities. We have spoken to DOT and > DNR officials and they are not aware of this issue surfacing anywhere > else. Currently, the DNR prohibits golf carts on State trails. > > Colonel Mike" > > Ann Freiwald, ASLA > Project Manager > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 608-441-3580 > > Please visit us at www.saa-madison.com <http://www.saa-madison.com/> > > SAA is proud to be the recipient of two 2006 WASLA awards for our work > in Galena, IL and Burlington, WI, as well as a WAPA award for our work > on Union Corners Redevelopment in Madison, WI. > > > *This message and all accompanying documents are covered by the > Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510-2521, and contain > information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This > information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, be > aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the content > of this information is prohibited. If you received this transmission in > error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the original > message. > > > > > > --------------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
