About a billion rubles will be allocated for the development of a barrier-free environment in Sochi

This funding is three times higher than last year. The funds are planned to be attracted within the framework of the implementation of state and national projects, as well as the resort fee.

- In Sochi, there is a commission on an ongoing basis that checks urban infrastructure facilities for their accessibility for groups with limited mobility. According to the results of monitoring for 2022, 85% of 927 objects included in the registers are recognized as accessible. This figure exceeds last year by 5%. In 2023, monitoring of 931 objects is planned. Particular attention is paid to the objects of road transport infrastructure, retail trade and services, the resort sector, according to the Sochi administration.

In 2022, 40 beach areas were brought to the accessibility parameters, including 11 beaches of sanatorium and resort organizations. Additionally, 40 mobile ramps for beach areas were purchased at the expense of the resort fee. As part of the implementation of the Safe High-Quality Roads national project, the number of road transport infrastructure facilities accessible to people with limited mobility has increased by 45, 26 buses have been purchased that meet the requirements for accessibility for the disabled, and another 25 are planned to be purchased this year. More than 60 percent of the resort's public transport has already been adapted for people with special needs.

There are 86 lifting devices for overground and underground passages in the city. In 2022, the first inclusive sports and playgrounds were installed in Sochi on the streets of the Constitution of the USSR and Navaginskaya.