Pershing Road curbs continuing to create problems for wheelchair users

Another ramp on Pershing Road near Union Station is receiving complaints, but this time, a man in a wheelchair was injured.

"All it takes is an inch or two,quarterinch for the wheelchair to getstuck ina hole or in a groove."A KANSAS CITY MAN SAYSHE FELL OUT ONTO A BUSYROAD -- BECAUSE OF ADETERIORATING SIDEWALKCURB!AND HE'S NOT THE FIRSTTO EXPERIENCE APROBLEM IN THIS AREA.HE'S OKAY -- BUT HEWANTS ACTION FROM THECITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.41 ACTION NEWS NICKSTARLING WENT TO THECITY TO GET ANSWERS.WE"RE BY UNIONSTATION AT PERSHING ANDKESSLER ROAD"WHERETHERE"S A LOT OFCARS"AND PEOPLEAROUND"BUT THIS IS WHERE A MANIN A WHEELCHAIR FLIPPEDOUT OF HISCHAIR"BECAUSE HE HITTHIS ROUGH PATCH ANDFLIPPED OUT OF HISCHAIR"AND NOW HEWANTS SOMETHING DONEABOUT IT"BEFORESOMETHING ELSE BADHAPPENS TO SOMEONEELSE.-IT"S A TRIP TONYWATERHOUSE-LEAL TAKESALMOST EVERYDAY"USING THIS CROSSWALK-BUT ON FEBRUARY10TH"ON HIS WAY TO THEGYM.IT"S A CROSS HE"LLNEVER FORGET.Tony Waterhouse-Leal, fell onstreWith the cracks with the rampand in the sidewalk the chairwas not able to move forwardso and so it threw me out ofmy wheelchair.TONY SUFFERED SOMEINJURIES.Tony Waterhouse-Leal, fell onstreetMy forehead bleeding and myglasses on the groundshattered in a million pieces.WITH EACH SECOND ONTHE GROUNDTHEQUESTIONS SWIRL.Tony Waterhouse-Leal, fell onstreetHow am I going to get back inmy chair?

Who is going tocome and get me back in mychair?LUCKILY SOMEONE HELPEDHIM GET BACK UP IN HISCHAIR"AND TODAYTONY ISRECOVERING"BACKWORKING OUT.Tony Waterhouse-Leal, fell onstreetCertainly glad that I"mdoing a lot better.THIS PROBLEM ISN"TUNIQUE BY UNION STATION.LAST MONTH 41 ACTIONNEWS SPOKE TO A WOMANIN A WHEELCHAIR WHOALSO HAD TROUBLE ABLOCK AWAY.Jeanne Knapp-worried about curbIt's kind of scary especiallywhen it's icy.AS THIS CURB ATPERSHING AND BROADWAYIS FALLING APART.Jeanne Knapp-worried about curbNow it's basically even withthe regular curb so I have tobounce down off of it to getonto Pershing to even crossPershing.A CITY SPOKESPERSONTOLD US AT THE TIME,CREWS WILL FIX THE ISSUESOMETIME THIS YEAR.MEANWHILE TONY WANTSTO USE THIS TERRIFYINGEXPERIENCE"FOR GOODAND HOPE THIS SPARKSCHANGE.Tony Waterhouse-Leal, fell onstreetThese challenges are justthings we have to overcomeas a city and figure out howwe can make it better foreverybody.WE REACHED OUT THECITY"AND THEY TOLDUS"SAFETY ISSUES AREALWAYS A CONCERN ONROADS AND SIDEWALKS.ADDING THEY WILL LOOKAT THE ISSUE AND THENDECIDE ON HOW TO FIX IT.REPORTING IN KANSASCITY.NICK STARLING41 ACTION NEWS.