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This seems very anecdotal, Atlanta will get its hand slapped and the problem will go away. In the frozen north where the frost depth is four feet, somehow our

by VLM 9y ago

This seems very anecdotal, Atlanta will get its hand slapped and the problem will go away. In the frozen north where the frost depth is four feet, somehow our sidewalks look new compared to the pictures. Mere simple mismanagement in Atlanta. The sidewalk in front of my house was poured in 1983 per the stamp, and its basically level and even. That's after 34 northern winters. The decayed sidewalks in the article must be over a century old or horribly corruptly installed. There must be a severe lack of parking or even alleyways. If you want to live the hyper high density urban bug man dream, there will be costs such as no where to park and no ramps from parking to the street to drive wheel chairs upon. There might be more to the story intentionally not reported so as to slant the coverage; perhaps its a historical district where if there were no ramps in 1830, then installing a ramp in 2017 will get you sued by the historical commission. Again, if you voluntarily live somewhere unsuitable for modern standards of living, there is no reason to feel sorry for a fool, if that is the case.

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
It looks like the problem is in the process of being corrected. But no, it's not historic, and no, it's not a lack of parking - there are huge parking garages and street parking everywhere. It's about a lack of concern for people not in cars. Here's the approximate route: https://goo.gl/maps/AXj2Agtfvx92 https://goo.gl/maps/AXj2Agtfvx92. Compare this aerial photo, showing a previous lack of curb cuts: https://i.imgur.com/Aawb0l8.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Aawb0l8.jpg with this Street View image after construction was completed, showing completed wheelchair-friendlier ramps: https://i.imgur.com/A0vf6hV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/A0vf6hV.jpg (Side note: The 3D cell towers and billboard in Google Maps are awesome.) But yeah, the intersection of Centennial Olympic Park and MLK Jr was not built with any thought to disabled people taking a wheelchair back to the parking garage, or even to regular walking pedestrians: https://i.imgur.com/4rPa9Rp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4rPa9Rp.jpg I'm pretty sure that's not an intended route for anyone not in a car. I can see how it would be terrifying for someone in a wheelchair; I'd be scared to even ride my bike there. Looks like they were expected to take a different route to the parking garage than exiting Northside avenue and walking around the streets. While that should be possible, they were probably intended to take the skywalk between the dome and the parking garage. Oh wait, that only has stairs: https://i.imgur.com/uxi0JRg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uxi0JRg.jpg Wow, what an image. - The red "Stop" pedestrian sign versus the green light for the the police SUV. - The person waiting. Even with his face blurred, I see trepidation and concern in his posture. - The 6" cement curb to the crosswalk - The moldy construction cone - The stairs for the pedestrians, no elevators or ramps for wheelchairs - The bag of trash just laying at the base of the post - The coils of razor wire above the fence As a Michigander, I'm familiar with both frost heave and urban decay. But the warm, welcoming, hospitable South doesn't look particularly friendly in that spot. The location of the image: https://goo.gl/maps/RAFyYfWa5Xs https://goo.gl/maps/RAFyYfWa5Xs

by VLM 9y ago

LeifCarrotson 9y ago

It looks like the problem is in the process of being corrected. But no, it's not historic, and no, it's not a lack of parking - there are huge parking garages and street parking everywhere. It's about a lack of concern for people not in cars. Here's the approximate route: https://goo.gl/maps/AXj2Agtfvx92 https://goo.gl/maps/AXj2Agtfvx92. Compare this aerial photo, showing a previous lack of curb cuts: https://i.imgur.com/Aawb0l8.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Aawb0l8.jpg with this Street View image after construction was completed, showing completed wheelchair-friendlier ramps: https://i.imgur.com/A0vf6hV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/A0vf6hV.jpg (Side note: The 3D cell towers and billboard in Google Maps are awesome.) But yeah, the intersection of Centennial Olympic Park and MLK Jr was not built with any thought to disabled people taking a wheelchair back to the parking garage, or even to regular walking pedestrians: https://i.imgur.com/4rPa9Rp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/4rPa9Rp.jpg I'm pretty sure that's not an intended route for anyone not in a car. I can see how it would be terrifying for someone in a wheelchair; I'd be scared to even ride my bike there. Looks like they were expected to take a different route to the parking garage than exiting Northside avenue and walking around the streets. While that should be possible, they were probably intended to take the skywalk between the dome and the parking garage. Oh wait, that only has stairs: https://i.imgur.com/uxi0JRg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/uxi0JRg.jpg Wow, what an image. - The red "Stop" pedestrian sign versus the green light for the the police SUV. - The person waiting. Even with his face blurred, I see trepidation and concern in his posture. - The 6" cement curb to the crosswalk - The moldy construction cone - The stairs for the pedestrians, no elevators or ramps for wheelchairs - The bag of trash just laying at the base of the post - The coils of razor wire above the fence As a Michigander, I'm familiar with both frost heave and urban decay. But the warm, welcoming, hospitable South doesn't look particularly friendly in that spot. The location of the image: https://goo.gl/maps/RAFyYfWa5Xs https://goo.gl/maps/RAFyYfWa5Xs