Special to El Rrun-Rrun
Less than a month after it was pointed out that the city had opted to go on the cheap with a plastic curb instead of the standard concrete that protected pedestrians on the sidewalk, someone in the city apparently has had second thoughts.
In the first week of May city Traffic Dept. workers had installed ts fake plastic curb on the driveway that once led to the Greyhound building on the St. Charles Street entrance side.
Like any typical driveway, curbs are not needed in driveways, but after placing the parking meters there, a concrete curb was necessary to protect pedestrians. It shouldn't, as they say, take a degree in engineering to figure that out.Well, apparently someone at close to Engineering/Traffic Director, Carlos Lastra had second thoughts about installing a section of 2- inch high, yellow speed bumps. Any vehicle trying to park there could have easily driven on top of the plastic strip, and wind up hurting someone.
That would not easily happen with a conventional roadside curb.
Some residents had said that the city decided for a quick shortcut without considering the safety of pedestrians and the exposure of the city to legal liability. Their complaints apparently reached the right ear because this morning city workers were there placing the framework for pouring concrete and doing things the right way.
There are over 900 on-street parking meters, and all have standard size concrete curbs. The city, ideally, should have had the bus driveway removed and replaced by a standard sidewalk and curb from the get-go.
If you're going to do something, do it right the first time, no?