WRAL.com - WRAL Investigates Handicapped Parking

Hundreds of DOT facilities violate federal law for disabled

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:54:21 -0400

A Raleigh license plate office deemed out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is also one of five locations in Wake County where disabled drivers can pick up their handicapped parking placards.

Raleigh's pay-to-park rule helps curb handicapped placard abuse

Thu, 13 May 2010 19:07:01 -0400

For years, parking has been a sore spot for downtown Raleigh businesses, especially time-limited parking spaces taken up all day by vehicles with handicapped placards.

Raleigh eyes charging handicapped to park downtown

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:08:32 -0500

The Raleigh City Council is considering a change to a long-standing policy allowing vehicles with handicapped placards to park in metered and time-limited parking spaces at no charge all day long.

Raleigh seeks state time limit on handicapped parking

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:12:21 -0400

After years of vowing to tackle the problem of vehicles with handicapped placards taking parking spaces at no charge all day long, Raleigh officials are turning to lawmakers for help.

More parking meters could sprout in downtown Raleigh

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:08:50 -0500

A task force appointed by Mayor Charles Meeker called for expanding metered spaces and raising parking rates as part of a comprehensive plan for downtown Raleigh parking.

Raleigh volunteers to enforce handicapped parking rules

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:05:07 -0400

A recent WRAL News investigation found people with handicapped placards park on downtown streets for hours at a time. Raleigh police plan to use a team of volunteers to patrol use of the placards.

Handicapped drivers frustrated by downtown Raleigh parking

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:47:58 -0400

Spina bifida doesn't slow Gail Lashock from getting to where she wants to go. But finding a handicapped-accessible parking space downtown sometimes does.

Handicapped parking problems plague Raleigh

Wed, 28 May 2008 19:26:17 -0400

Two years after a WRAL investigation showed cars bearing handicapped placards occupying downtown parking spaces for hours, the problem persists.