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> ADA does add to the costs of projects Not in the long run. ADA just forces better designs. Retrofits are costly. > As for the example of a minor accessibil
by 908B64B197 4y ago
> ADA does add to the costs of projects
Not in the long run.
ADA just forces better designs. Retrofits are costly.
> As for the example of a minor accessibility project costing $1.4M and taking 3 years, I would suggest that there is probably more to the story that helps explain the cost or the time.
Committees, political turf wars, getting funding for the project through grants (that are complicated to apply for, that's why you need a dedicated bureaucrat to do it!). Then there's union rules since construction workers from the city are government employees.
That's half a million in employee's salaries right there and not a single concrete steps has been taken yet!
- LanceH 4y ago> ADA does add to the costs of projects I'm not going to argue that it isn't necessary or right. But it absolutely costs more. A bathroom stall, for example, literally takes up more space, and that costs. A ramp and stairs takes up more space, materials and time and that costs. There are things which are right to do, but disingenuous arguments to support them aren't helpful.