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Already torn out because his steps were not even close to being to code and were dangerous. No footings, wood right on dirt. No landings, trip hazards, poor rai

Already torn out because his steps were not even close to being to code and were dangerous. No footings, wood right on dirt. No landings, trip hazards, poor railing. There's a reason that the steps cost $10,000 (the real cost to the city) to install. They need to be durable, safe and installed properly.

duskwuff 9y ago
Here's a "review" of the steps from a Twitter user: https://twitter.com/zchamu/status/888076067168301056 https://twitter.com/zchamu/status/888076067168301056
brianwawok 9y ago
In other news, man builds paper mache airplane for $5,000 after being flabbergasted that Boeing quoted a price of $10,000,000 for a new jet.
mcv 9y ago
But did they build proper stairs? Because crappy stairs may still be better than no stairs at all. Depending on how crappy, of course. If they look safe but collapse, the crappy stairs might lure people in who wouldn't otherwise try to walk there. Still, I wonder if it wouldn't have made more sense to only remove the cheap stairs when they're going to build the proper stairs.
- duskwuff 9y ago
  Check out the pictures in the Twitter thread I linked. The "stairs" were literally just a bunch of wood nailed together, sitting on the slope -- the structure didn't even appear to be anchored to the ground. If someone slipped and fell on the (untreated wood) steps, they could easily have knocked the entire structure on its side.
salesguy222 9y ago
A woman broke her wrist on the rocks. That was the impetus for the man to install the steps himself. Had he not installed the steps and gone viral, the Mayor would have never admitted that the 65-150k original city estimate was "totally out of whack". His stairs were not a paragon of safety, but they were absolutely functional. Any suggestion to the contrary, in my opinion, shows just how far project management and bureaucracy has drifted from reality and fiscal responsibility. And also there is already a handicap accessible path in the park.

duskwuff 9y ago

Here's a "review" of the steps from a Twitter user: https://twitter.com/zchamu/status/888076067168301056 https://twitter.com/zchamu/status/888076067168301056

brianwawok 9y ago

In other news, man builds paper mache airplane for $5,000 after being flabbergasted that Boeing quoted a price of $10,000,000 for a new jet.

mcv 9y ago

But did they build proper stairs? Because crappy stairs may still be better than no stairs at all. Depending on how crappy, of course. If they look safe but collapse, the crappy stairs might lure people in who wouldn't otherwise try to walk there. Still, I wonder if it wouldn't have made more sense to only remove the cheap stairs when they're going to build the proper stairs.

duskwuff 9y ago
Check out the pictures in the Twitter thread I linked. The "stairs" were literally just a bunch of wood nailed together, sitting on the slope -- the structure didn't even appear to be anchored to the ground. If someone slipped and fell on the (untreated wood) steps, they could easily have knocked the entire structure on its side.

salesguy222 9y ago

A woman broke her wrist on the rocks. That was the impetus for the man to install the steps himself. Had he not installed the steps and gone viral, the Mayor would have never admitted that the 65-150k original city estimate was "totally out of whack". His stairs were not a paragon of safety, but they were absolutely functional. Any suggestion to the contrary, in my opinion, shows just how far project management and bureaucracy has drifted from reality and fiscal responsibility. And also there is already a handicap accessible path in the park.