The city of Wichita is spending $4.9 million on making the downtown more “walkable” — unless you’re vision-impaired, and then you’re on your own.
New traffic signals being installed on corners throughout the downtown area, as part of the conversion of one-way streets to two-way streets, are not being equipped with audible signals to tell blind people when it’s safe to cross.
The stated purpose of the overall project is to slow car traffic via a lane-reducing “road diet” and enhance safety for bicyclists and pedestrians…