City leaders, locals try to navigate downtown Coeur d'Alene in wheelchairs
Hilary Patterson, from the Coeur d'Alene Planning Department, and Cecil Kelly III lead the way down Sherman Avenue as they get an idea of what it's like to navigate downtown in a wheelchair.
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Tree grates prove to be a big accessibility issue along Sherman, as the wide gaps can easily sink a wheelchair wheel.
Hailey Hil/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — City leaders and local advocates joined wheelchair users for a different kind of stroll along Sherman Avenue on Friday.
Able-bodied attendees of the awareness event were encouraged to use a wheelchair, provided by the Bike and Pedestrian Committee, to learn more about accessibility issues downtown.
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