Portland to settle with wheelchair users for $113 million in sidewalk fixes

Portland is preparing to settle a class action legal dispute with mobility-disabled residents by agreeing to upgrade more than 16,000 sidewalk ramps at a cost of $113 million over the next 12 years.
The Curb Cut Effect: How Making Public Spaces Accessible to People With Disabilities Helps Everyone

The history of curb cuts teaches us important principles when it comes to designing, as well as, acknowledging what we consider “normal”.