Scott Madin

"the law doesn't strictly require doing a thing, therefore no one can criticize me for not doing that thing" is not actually an argument

don't get me wrong, I'm pro-density, I love neighborhoods that look like this, I just think people shouldn't be dismissive of accessibility needs on the grounds that "the ADA doesn't require it". Surely these designs can be revised to be more accessible.

If you were doing new duplexes now I think you could do ground-floor entrances for an accessible lower-level unit, and then also an upstairs unit, instead of the side-by-sides we have here. (Theoretically what I grew up with in Belmont except SUPER HILL so everyone had steps)

(Also I'm amused those are described as "very affordable" because that's exactly the architecture of Park Slope and the Back Bay, and, well.)