Boston council hears accessibility complaints on City Hall, sidewalks
Boston council hears hours of testimony on City Hall and sidewalk accessibility gaps. City Councilor Edward M.
City Council · Meeting of August 31, 2026
Boston council hears hours of testimony on City Hall and sidewalk accessibility gaps. City Councilor Edward M. Flynn's Committee on City Services took testimony from disability advocates Bill, a city disability commissioner, and Cassandra Xavier of the North End on docket 0335.
Xavier called for eliminating "concurrent street crossings," where turning cars and crossing pedestrians share the right of way, saying "the overseers of this does not believe it is a concern that needs to be fixed." Councilor Benjamin J. Weber disclosed that pedestrian Glen Ingram was killed by a bus at such a signal on Hyde Park Avenue. Bill said a citywide curb-cutout settlement requires 1,600 repairs a year against roughly 23,000 total, a pace the city missed in 2024 before repairing over 1,700 in 2025.
Flynn and Xavier discussed pursuing legal action if the city does not change its street-crossing policy. No formal votes were taken.
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Source: the City Council meeting of August 31, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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