Transportation
L.A.'s $1.5 Billion Sidewalk Problem
Sidewalk disrepair and inaccessibility are the subject of new lawsuits against the city.
Los Angeles without a car is one thing, but what if you couldn’t even walk? That is the reality for thousands of paralyzed and paraplegic people in the city. It’s not just the built form of the city that makes life extra difficult. The city is also greatly lacking in pedestrian infrastructure – sidewalks, curb cuts, even crosswalks.
Many wheelchair users in the city are fed up, and have been filing lawsuits against the city to fill in the gaps.