September 17, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 109 wheelchair is really not the metrics. Where the wheelchair metrics come in is turning spaces at crosswalk areas. We made sure that there's a flat area where somebody can stop and wait to cross. There's the design of the handicapped ramp itself, which is exacting, it has to be at 8.3 percent of less and then there's the crossing itself. So those elements are where we pay particular attention, but in terms of connectivity along roadways, it can be running slope of the roadways. And then there's -- and that's not to say everything's ten percent. If you look at Mr. Anderson's plans it varies. We've got locations that are flat, we got depressed curbs, he's got five percent in some places and he's got flatter and obviously as you get into the parking lots and the buildings themselves, he has accessible routes and a traversable area. So the site has a lot of different features to it. COUNCILWOMAN SCARPA: All right. I was just concerned because it seems like the site is not in place for the average person, especially a handicapped person, to navigate and get out to the various -- THE WITNESS: They certainly can navigate their day to day chores as per ADA requirements between parking spaces between buildings. And I would say there's really nothing here that's stopping the average