tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post1124836402134507448..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Abusing the sidewalkCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-7717775388642839062014-01-17T16:12:40.913-05:002014-01-17T16:12:40.913-05:00The DA may be the only person capable of going aft...The DA may be the only person capable of going after the corrupt police departments who are parking on the sidewalk.<br /><br />Once the police departments are cleaned up they may be willing to start enforcing against other people. As long as the police are criminal scofflaws, the police won't stop anyone else from committing the same crime.neroden@gmailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475686367097445497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-47598197482603079622013-12-18T13:37:24.765-05:002013-12-18T13:37:24.765-05:00I was in LA last month, Santa Monica more specific...I was in LA last month, Santa Monica more specifically. The core and northwestern portion of Santa Monica are generally pretty pedestrian friendly as the LA area goes, but we quickly found out how unfriendly it can be as you head south. We were walking south of the pier on Ocean Ave and encountered a huge construction project and they had simply closed the sidewalk. To make matters worse, it was midway down a very long block on a very busy street. We had to walk back quite a ways to cross at a light (that only allowed pedestrians to cross on one side then cross again). I was fuming and angrily muttered to my wife "This is why we'll never live in LA". Sadly, it can be just as bad here sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337729876550314547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-66352635936785837282013-12-18T10:52:07.408-05:002013-12-18T10:52:07.408-05:00When you look at how streets and sidewalks are(n&#...When you look at how streets and sidewalks are(n't) cleared after a snowstorm, it makes it pretty clear what the priorities are, especially after a plow driver re-blocks the crosswalk that you have ever-so-carefully shoveled out after he blocks it the first time.dr2chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320828055999939449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-91541486283236936592013-12-18T09:19:10.801-05:002013-12-18T09:19:10.801-05:00In Brooklyn the NYPD has completely taken over a b...In Brooklyn the NYPD has completely taken over a block of Grand St parking on the street and the sidewalk. On Park Place they leave a small path for pedestrians. On Grand they don't. DOT could install bollards as they did on the Washington Ave pedestrian plaza which the same cops were attempting to turn into another parking lot.cmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639188652689261009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-25395720572077618602013-12-18T09:18:57.809-05:002013-12-18T09:18:57.809-05:00In Brooklyn the NYPD has completely taken over a b...In Brooklyn the NYPD has completely taken over a block of Grand St parking on the street and the sidewalk. On Park Place they leave a small path for pedestrians. On Grand they don't. DOT could install bollards as they did on the Washington Ave pedestrian plaza which the same cops were attempting to turn into another parking lot.cmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639188652689261009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-68673901196907617362013-12-18T05:05:45.405-05:002013-12-18T05:05:45.405-05:00December is a good time to talk about sidewalk enc...December is a good time to talk about sidewalk encroachment because of all the Christmas tree sellers. On the one hand they smell great and it's kind of nice to walk through a mini-forest on the way to work. But the one on my commute really causes too much congestion at rush hour. They should be in one of the four traffic lanes.C.P. Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035038515766423596noreply@blogger.com