08-01-2020, 01:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2020, 01:32 PM by danbrotherston.)
(08-01-2020, 11:53 AM)panamaniac Wrote:(08-01-2020, 10:25 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: I agree there's not much more they could do than refreshing the sidewalk, but I also think they could have done that better.
For one the sidewalks are way too narrow at intersections....so that there is room for turn lanes, again, even in the most pedestrian focused areas, driver convenience over pedestrian facilities.
But other stuff seems like just so much an unforced error...the curbs encourage drivers to drive on the sidewalks (and we see that happening). Worse, outside the hotel, where the temporary asphalt was, they now have installed permanent decorative pavers...which are "decorative" with that broken look...they are so uneven that anyone with a mobility issue, a cane, a walker, I suspect will struggle...there's just no reason for that...
I was excited about this project, I participated in it, yet I'm still disappointed...maybe I have unrealistic expectations of progress in the city, but this is a 50 year project, they should be asking what people want in the future, not the past.
Isn't that precisely the intention (not to drive but to be able to pull over) ?
No, they are sidewalks, cars should not be there at any time...not to pull over, not to park, not to squeeze around a turning vehicle. But I thank you for demonstrating why it is such a bad decision.