Who Isn't Able To Pay Attention? Rob Perry, Shane Bower or Kamal Johnson? Or Is It All 3 Of Them?

 

As part of their DRI work, Luizzi finished installing the new sidewalk on the east side of South Front Street between Allen and Cross Streets at least 6 months ago.  They probably ripped out the old (and horribly dangerous) sidewalk a month before that.  Since then, however, including this past Saturday, cars have been allowed to park along the 100 feet of curb south of Allen that had been painted yellow, as well as parking in the 5 spaces 100 feet north of where a NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign once stood that Luizzi removed before they ripped out the sidewalk.  Luizzi removed the sign and the 100 feet of yellow curb last year but have not replaced either one by early June.  In other words, cars are parking legally where they were not allowed to park as recently as 8 months ago on a hill at a bend at a busy intersection where the street is further narrowed by construction AT THE INTERSECTION!  Sounds like just the "revitalization" we all need (and spent millions on)!  Yeah, the same old crap.

Because of the parked cars, cones and barrels, drivers headed 
in both directions were constantly slowing down 
or coming to a complete stop to allow drivers headed
the other direction to pass by safely.  (Saturday)

8 months ago, these first 4 cars would have been 
 parking IN A NO PARKING ZONE,
right down to the end of the stone wall 100 feet
from the intersection.

Google maps from last year!

Yesterday, no sign or yellow curb.

This is where drivers headed north feel they MUST drive when approaching the bend at Allen WHEN NO CARS ARE PARKED SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION:

This pickup wasn't parked -- that's where 
the driver felt most comfortable and safe driving!

No yellow paint on the curb for the hydrant 7
months or more after the sidewalk was installed.