CLARKSVILLE, TN – The City of Clarksville has launched a City Website Dashboard to track goals and progress in its Accessibility Enhancement capital project.
This capital project, created by the City Council in 2023, allows for multi-year planning and funding for projects that increase and enhance accessibility at all City buildings and facilities, for all citizens.
While the City offers many accessible options and venues, Mayor Joe Pitts has asked city employees to use this opportunity to be constantly observant, and thinking outside the box about public accessibility – and wherever possible, improving access to any City-owned properties for all people, regardless of their limitations.
“I am grateful to our city employees who are committed to improving accessibility for all our citizens,” said Pitts. “It has been a joy to sit in on the meetings of the City’s Accessibility Enhancement Committee and watch them collaborate across departments to create plans and solve the challenges.
“Special thanks to Lauren Winters, City Grants Director, for leading the effort that will make us an ever better city for everyone,” he said.
The concept originated from the “Spend a Day in My Wheels” challenge that several City leaders were invited to participate in, courtesy of Alex Johnson and Permobil Foundation, and facilitated by Stephanie Watson and Emily Mills. The challenge participants had conversations about making the city more accessible based on their personal wheelchair experiences.
“When we began looking at accessibility opportunities within our city, the idea arose to create a capital project to allow these improvements to have flexibility in funding, and better-tailored timelines,” said Lauren Winters.
Projects for the Accessibility Enhancement dashboard can be suggested by the general public. To enter a project for possible inclusion on the Accessibility Enhancement capital project list, please email tessa.luntz@cityofclarksville.com to provide that feedback.
For more, go to the Accessibility Enhancement dashboard.
