“Ableist architecture: dedicated crosswalk lead.” Reddit, Oct. 2021,

     www.reddit.com/r/GTBAE/comments/qhmq8j/

     ableist_architecture_dedicated_crosswalk_leads/. Accessed 28 Mar. 2022.  

          This is just a short blog post where people are explaining how bad

          certain architecture is for people with disabilities. Specifically, it

          shows how in Italy, the crosswalk leads the person directly to the

          sidewalk and not ramp. This is a big flaw that I will make sure to not

          use in my designs. This post was written by someone who values 

          accessible architecture and some of the comments on this post were 

          written by wheelchair users.

 

Bienvenu, Beth, et al. “Disability Design: Summary Report from a Field Scan.”

     Edited by Don Ball. National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Oct. 2021,

     www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/DisabilityDesign_final_smaller.pdf.

     Accessed 28 Mar. 2022.  

          This is a lengthy PDF which includes a lot of information about

          disability friendly design. They write about the different types of

          design. This is more so focusing on the inside architecture, however.

          Beth and the rest of the authors/editors are specialists and the research

          that was conducted was done by the assistant professor of Arts Center 

          College of Design.

 

Guffey, Elizabeth. “Active Exclusion.” Places Journal, 2022 Places Journal, Mar.

     2021, placesjournal.org/article/

     active-exclusion-disability-rights-and-accessibility-on-roosevelt-island/

     ?cn-reloaded=1. Accessed 28 Mar. 2022.  

          This is a long article on how certain infrastructure is ableist. They

          list specific examples of how public transportation can exclude people

          with disabilities. This is important because it makes people with

          disabilities have harder lives. Guffey is Professor of Art and Design 

          History at the State University of New York.

 

Kim, Elizabeth. “A Field Guide To The ‘Weapons’ Of Hostile Architecture In NYC.”

     Gothamist, 2022 NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO, 14 Aug. 2019, gothamist.com/

     news/a-field-guide-to-the-weapons-of-hostile-architecture-in-nyc. Accessed

     28 Mar. 2022.  

          This article included a bunch of analyzed blog posts of complaints

          from citizens as well as pictures of specific designs that were

          hostile. I think this could be an important part of NYC architecture

          to dive into. I would create a model which helps improve areas for

          senior citizens as well as maybe homeless people and such. Kim is a 

          reporter on the People and Power desk who covers mayoral power.

 

NYC Dot. “Safer Streets.” NYC Dot, 2022 The City of New York, www1.nyc.gov/html/

     dot/html/pedestrians/safeseniors.shtml. Accessed 28 Mar. 2022.  

          This is a big website with many tabs about safer streets. I’d be using

          the ones where they talk about safer streets for pedestrians as well

          as the tab that lists the roads that still need to be improved. I’d

          also want to use this tab that has the NYC rules about roads and

          Sidewalks. NYC Dot is a customer-driven agency whose mission is 

          to provide for the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible 

          movement of people and goods in New York City.