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October 7, 2024

GNO, Inc. Sunday Night Highlight – Super Bowl LIX will be Super Accessible

With 125 days to go until Super Bowl LIX, a recent article in FastCompany magazine highlights how New Orleans and Louisiana are leveraging the game to make the city more accessible for all.

As the story highlights, while a recent study named New Orleans the country’s most walkable city (and #4 in the world), that level of ease in getting around isn’t the case for everyone—especially Americans with disabilities, mobility or otherwise. That’s why a combination of infrastructure improvements — fixing the sidewalks, repairing the streets, and making sure the curb cuts are ADA compliant — as well as improved communication, will help ensure differently abled fans have a great experience.

Highlighted accessibility improvements include:

  • Tens of millions of dollars of sidewalk repairs for better wheelchair access, throughout downtown New Orleans and the French Quarter
  • Dozens of new American Disability Act (ADA) compliant curb cuts at intersections
  • Removing sidewalk impediments in the French Quarter, like A-frame signs, via improved code enforcement
  • Close to $500M of Super Dome improvements, which include additional accessible seating and new accessible pathways through the stadium
  • Further, Rep. Troy Carter secured $5.5 million in May to study ways to improve New Orleans streetcars’ accessibility

You can access a PDF of the story here, or FastCompany subscribers can visit the story directly here.

Additionally, stay updated on all Super Bowl-related construction here https://nolastreets.info/.

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