I was out shopping with my mom this weekend. She has difficulty walking and uses handicap parking spaces to make it easier to get into stores. We drove to two different stores and parked in a handicap space each time. Both stores had design issues with the placement of the handicap spaces and landscape beds. Good design would have prevented this scenario and made life easier for all those using the parking space. What design issues have you seen that could improve life for everyone?
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My mom has Parkinson’s and has one foot that drags slightly. The truncated domes that help the blind from walking into traffic can be a real tripping hazard for her. The well done ones from concrete with a yellow nonslip surface that cities use at street corners are okay. But the slippery, plastic formed ones glued to the surface of the slopping sidwalk are a menace. And if they are wet I also find them dangerous.