SPRINGFIELD – In many areas of Springfield, mobility in a wheelchair is at best, a fight, and at worst, impossible.
“A lot of the sidewalks are so bad. I’ve literally got trapped on them,” said Melinda Preciado, Ms. Wheelchair Oregon 2022 and Springfield resident.
Consisting of steep slopes, uneven paving, and obstacles such as garbage cans blocking the sidewalk, these conditions put wheelchair users in danger of tipping over or getting hit by a vehicle.
