[nfbmi-talk] freep story on mi flier lawsuit etc

[J.J. Meddaugh]

I've seen a lot of coverage from Transportation Riders United on this as 
well. This was one of the groups I mentioned during my speech for 
possible collaboration. This may be a great opportunity to advance that 
idea as well.


Best regards,
J.J.

On 10/13/2014 4:54 PM, joe harcz Comcast via nfbmi-talk wrote:
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> The hearing for this is this Friday in Federal District Court. Goes to the resolution Fred Wertzel wrote and which was unanimously adopted by convention assembled yesterday here in Flint.
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> Just an additional FYI from the Free Press.
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> Pick-up, drop-off change at Metro Airport challenged
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> Detroit Free Press
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> Oct. 13, 2014
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> A plan that halted drop-off and pick-up of passengers in public transportation vehicles at the international
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> arrivals location at Detroit's Metro Airport is meeting resistance. A hearing is set for Friday on a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit against
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> the Wayne County Airport Authority for moving AirRide and SMART pick-up and drop-off stops to the airport's Ground Transportation Center from the arrival
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> area of the McNamara international terminal. The suit, filed in September, says the changes pose numerous accessibility issues in violation of the Americans
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> with Disabilities Act of 1990. The suit states it was filed on behalf of Michael Harris, of Westland, who uses a wheelchair, and is the executive director
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> of the Michigan Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Karla Hudson, of East Lansing, who is blind. They are represented by Southfield attorneys Jason M. Turkish
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> and Melissa M. Nyman. The suit says the Ground Transportation Center presents numerous accessibility problems and is patently out of compliance with the
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> ADA. Michael Conway, a spokesman for the airport authority, said he could not comment on the lawsuit. However, he said the changes, which took effect September
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> 22, were made for the safety of travelers. "We want our passengers, whether on buses or planes, to be safe," Conway said. "Safety is our number one priority.
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> "The current location for pick-up and drop-off at the international arrivals curb has become too congested," said Airport Authority CEO Thomas Naughton
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> in a Sept. 19 press release. "SMART and AirRide motor coaches will move to the Ground Transportation Center to create a safer environment for all of their
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> customers exactly like it operates at the North Terminal. Naughton went on to say in the release: "DTW's international passenger traffic and AirRide's
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> business have both grown, creating unacceptable congestion in the international arrival lanes creating a safety hazard for pedestrians and public and private
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> vehicles and in the area. We have observed numerous recurring instances of AirRide motor coaches loading or unloading passengers two or three lanes from
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> the curb and have observed vehicles passing the AirRide bus on the right while pedestrians are in the street. Once the Airport Authority determines that
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> a safety hazard exists, we are obligated to address it. International traffic at DTW increased 6.9% in 2012, 2.8% in 2013 and is trending up 3.8% in 2014,
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