Some of the posters, like the previous one, sound to me like comrades of a party that limits freedom of speech. Pablum. And as Chickenring stated, there are many people whose anecdotal stories make up a larger number than most posters assume. As those dissenters get their day in court, the right sizing will happen. Isolating people like the 78th st folks who are not getting services because of the closures certainly have a case! Lawsuits are, sadly, the method that we use to get the point across when people are closed to listening to other points of view.
If people who like OS are so opposed to the barriers, why don't they try other solutions? There are many possibilities. And many residents would welcome a police/security presence on the ave, especially in the dark evenings when JH has traditionally had an uptick in crime. What's the delay here? And then what about the loss of a viable, several decades old bike lane on 34th Ave?Where is Transportation Alternatives when we need them? What is their plan for our seniors and less abled residents? It's truly unsafe to drive through people who might be walking the other way unaware there ever was a bike lane because it's unmarked. Many seniors are so afraid of anyone on e-bikes, they avoid the ave altogether or walk only in groups.
The dog pee and poo greenway that used to be the median is a festering problem and no one, repeat no one, should be gardening in there any longer. It's a petri dish of bacteria and has become a latrine of pet waste running down the avenue. It's hard to watch how irresponsible the OS has become in terms of the whole neighborhood but in the year of coming lawsuits, we'll see the outcome. Here's hoping both sides are finally heard and right sizing, right barriers? are on the way in 2022.
