As he left his doctor’s appointment in the Liliha Medical Building, Jose Espejo came out of the stairwell and stopped by the elevator in the basement parking garage.
It was blocked off with yellow barriers and “Do Not Enter” signs. A printed notice taped next to the button that people used to use to call their automatic ride up and down said: “Elevator Out Of Order. Please Use Stairs.”
How long has this been going on? More than a year, said Espejo, whose doctor’s office is on the third floor. Other patients said the same thing.
“It’s bad,” Espejo said. “It’s too hard to walk, especially with my knee problem. And sometimes I get gout too.”…