Jonah Bascle at La Nuit Comedy Theater on Freret Street, where he performs and teaches improv classes. (Sabree Hill, UptownMessenger.com)
The efforts of Jonah Bascle, an Uptown resident who ran for mayor last year to draw attention to the lack of accessibility on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line, form the basis of this week’s cover story in Gambit. Other than promises of committees to study the issue, little progress has been made on Bascle’s suggestion that the newer handicapped-accessible red streetcars be added to the St. Charles Avenue line.
How, in a city as focused on tourism in New Orleans, can public transportation NOT be ADA compliant?
Because, it wouldn’t matter – as soon as you got off the streetcar, your wheelchair would get swallowed by pothole. I have nothing against disabled individuals, but NOLA isn’t a great spot for handicapped tourists.