In Boston the MBTA has been trying to put in 'required' handicap enterance/exit to the subway stop at Copely Square but the "Back Bay Neighborhood Association" objects to the placement and it's aesthetics.
Congratulations. You're one of the few who hasn't jumped to an irrational conclusion.
If the citizens of this town DON'T want their local government to enforce the code for their historic district, then they should un-elect those representatives who do.
But I doubt the citizens would do that, because likely their town's ecomomy depends on their maintaining an attractive historic district.
In Boston the MBTA has been trying to put in 'required' handicap enterance/exit to the subway stop at Copely Square but the "Back Bay Neighborhood Association" objects to the placement and it's aesthetics.
Hooray! I hope the "Back Bay Neighborhood Association" wins!
I'm all for handicapped access, but "activists" and their lawyers often make ridiculous demands that end up being a huge burden to either small business owners or to taxpayers.
IIRC Clint Eastwood was sued some years ago over handicapped access to his restaurant. He wanted to provide access, but what he was prepared to do to his restaurant wasn't "acceptable" to the opportunistic plaintiff (who made a career of finding ADA "violations" and suing).
Eastwood could afford to fight it in court, but a lot of small business owners can't.