State passed this authorizing legislation it would still have to come back to any consider that wanted to consider it for their own local decisionmaking process so there would still be lengthy hearings here or elsewhere. This next recommendation is to direct revenue to accessibility improvements and whats pictured on the screen is an audible pedestrian signal. This is one example of a disability improvement that could be eligible for these funds. The committee felt very strongly that if we were going to be asking people to pay at meters, if we were basically going to be taking something from them in exchange for giving them access to more access ipbl parking places, then that revenue needed to be directed specifically to accessibility improvements. Now in order to decide how those funds should be used, what we would ask the mta or other local jurisdictions and cities do is to actually track the funds separately and to work with the Disability Community to come up with a list of improve
Have been delayed by objections from local authorities. Dozens of people are missing in oregon alone, the states governor has said, as Deadly Wildfires continue to sweep through us west coast states. Officials in oregon say they are preparing for mass fatalities. The blazes have burnt millions of acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed at least 25 people while dozens more are missing. Kathryn armstrong reports. The city of portland, almost invisible under a thick layer of smoke. The result of Deadly Wildfires that have been raging on the west coast four weeks. Meteorologists on saturday said that the air quality hair and in neighbouring states was the worst in the world and warnings are in place in canada as the smoke travels north. Elsewhere in oregon, these residents are now relying on the kindness of strangers after having to flee their homes, unsure when they will be able to return and what they will find when they get there. To be honest, if we have to rebuild, we have two
There have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan, at the end of the first day of long awaited intra afg han peace talks in qatar. These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan Government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao year conflict. The Afghan Government delegation says the country must respect free speech, womens rights, and it was time for the violence to end. As one of the top most issues in the minds of the people, reduction in violence in a significant way, in a way that it is palpable, and also getting to a humanitarian cease fire and hopefully a permanent cease fire. Our chief international corresopondent lyse doucet is following the talks in doha. The two sides sat down for theirfirst direct negotiations, the taliban on one side, the Afghan Government on the other. And after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. They were able to agree on the formula for the talks, they were able to agree on a 6 Member Committee to fac
A warning from one of the leading british scientists as 3,500 uk casesare recorded for a second day. Sir Terence Conran, the designer who revolutionised home design in britain, has died at the age of 88. Hello and welcome to bbc news. There have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan, at the end of the first day of long awaited intra afg han peace talks in qatar. These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan Government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao year conflict. The Afghan Government delegation says the country must respect free speech, womens rights, and it was time for the violence to end. As one of the top most issues in the minds of the people, reduction in violence in a significant way, in a way that it is palpable, and also getting to a humanitarian ceasefire and hopefully a permanent ceasefire. Journalist and political commentator, Jehangir Khattak joins me now from new york. Thank you so much for talking to us here on bbc news. Let me ask
There have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan, at the end of the first day of long awaited intra afg han peace talks in qatar. These are the first formal negotiations between the Afghan Government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao year conflict. The Afghan Government delegation says the country must respect free speech, womens rights, and it was time for the violence to end. As one of the top most issues in the minds of the people, reduction in violence in a significant way, in a way that it is palpable, and also getting to a humanitarian ceasefire and hopefully a permanent ceasefire. Our chief international corresopondent lyse doucet is following the talks in doha. The two sides sat down for theirfirst direct negotiations, the taliban on one side, the Afghan Government on the other. And after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. They were able to agree on the formula for the talks, they were able to agree on a 6 Member Committee to facil