in detroit, michigan, the city decided to repave grandy street.nd while they were at it the city also added wheelchair friendly ramps at every intersection. that's a good idea, right? well, except for there's one big problem. most of the sidewalks don't go anywhere. seriously. we're not kidding about this. despite the fact many of the sidewalks lead to grassy fields or debris and garbage, the city spent over $150,000, $12,000 per intersection to add ramps to curbs along grandy street. now why you ask? because in 1991, the u.s. department of transporation mandated cities make their streets more wheelchair accessible. so now whenever detroit repaves a road it also adds ramps to the curbs. even those that lead to nowhere. no one thinks this is a good idea. not even michael harris, the executive director of a veterans group which challenged the city for better access in 2006. he told the detroit news, we agree it does not make sense to put in curbs where they aren't needed. but still, the city keeps doing it. and even though on the surface it's just a