08-01-2020, 06:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-01-2020, 06:17 PM by panamaniac.)
(08-01-2020, 01:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(08-01-2020, 11:53 AM)panamaniac Wrote: 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.
(08-01-2020, 05:09 PM)tomh009 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...
Yeah, I agree on the roll curbs. I have no idea what the rationale was for putting those in. Haven't seen the pavers yet.
Turn lanes ... I see your point. I'll withhold my opinion until I have looked at those more, to see to situation on the ground, so to speak.
It would be interesting to ask the City about this. They might not be willing to admit it, but I think the rationale is pretty clear, as I indicated earlier. Note that I make no comment about "should", just about "is". Time will tell, but I really don't see a police vehicle or ambulance attending to an emergency in that block just stopping in the middle of the street while they deal with the emergency. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I'd be surprised.