Reader's view: Can we please get this fixed?

The Lakewalk is intelligently designed and easy to use - with the exception of the pedestrian bridge at South Street between 16th Avenue East and 17th Avenue East. A metal sign identifies this structure as Minnesota Bridge 69838, a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 35, linking South Street with Duluth’s Lakewalk. From the bridge, you can see a wonderful view of Lake Superior, Duluth’s lakeshore and Park Point.
If you can get on the bridge.
Unfortunately, at this location, the curb cut from the street to the bridge is misplaced by 10 feet. The curb cut is to the left of the South Street bridge entrance. As this access ramp was built, the surface between the retaining wall to the edge of the curb is 47 inches. However, there are only 32 inches of flat, and therefore usable, sidewalk for 10 feet between the curb cut and the bridge. This is narrower than many wheelchairs and bicycle carts.
Also, updated and revised in 2004, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities state that walking surfaces should have a clear width minimum of 36 inches.
This means a Lakewalk user traveling from South Street to the bridge entrance must make a right-hand turn on the curb cut and then navigate a narrow sidewalk to the bridge. To make matters worse, as you can see from the photograph taken July 4, this 10-foot sidewalk is now partly blocked by wild bushes growing alongside the interstate’s retaining wall. Occasionally, vehicles are parked in front of the curb cut.
A curb cut in the center of the bridge approach should be built for easy access for people with walking and mobility problems, wheelchair users and cyclists, especially those towing wagons carrying groceries and/or small children.
James Buchanan
Duluth