Comments on: Ratner’s Sidewalk Seizure: Marginalizing Pedestrians for Three Months http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/30/ratners-sidewalk-seizure-marginalizing-pedestrians-for-three-months/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Goldstein http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/30/ratners-sidewalk-seizure-marginalizing-pedestrians-for-three-months/comment-page-1/#comment-91441 Daniel Goldstein Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:38:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=19401#comment-91441 J, it is not a non-issue. Here are pedestrians strolling down the middle of the sidewalk, er, street. http://www.dddb.net/homeart/middleroadped.jpg it is a big deal, and I hope nobody gets hurt there. J, it is not a non-issue. Here are pedestrians strolling down the middle of the sidewalk, er, street.

http://www.dddb.net/homeart/middleroadped.jpg

it is a big deal, and I hope nobody gets hurt there.

]]> By: J http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/30/ratners-sidewalk-seizure-marginalizing-pedestrians-for-three-months/comment-page-1/#comment-91111 J Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:41:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=19401#comment-91111 This really seems like a non issue. I dont see a sinlge pedestrian in the picture, so clearly the temporary smaller sidewalk is enough. I take offense when a construction project leaves the vehicle lanes intact but closes the sidewalk and sayys "pedestrians cross street". This however, isnt a big deal. This really seems like a non issue. I dont see a sinlge pedestrian in the picture, so clearly the temporary smaller sidewalk is enough.

I take offense when a construction project leaves the vehicle lanes intact but closes the sidewalk and sayys “pedestrians cross street”. This however, isnt a big deal.

]]> By: bb http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/30/ratners-sidewalk-seizure-marginalizing-pedestrians-for-three-months/comment-page-1/#comment-91031 bb Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:33:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=19401#comment-91031 "We will continue to monitor the area." Which it seems they were not doing? Since they have to tell the contractor to stick to the plan. “We will continue to monitor the area.”
Which it seems they were not doing? Since they have to tell the contractor to stick to the plan.

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