Sidewalks Are Optional
Your Boulevardier mentioned a few days ago that curb cuts and ramps were being constructed around town and that he was certain he had seen ramps in locations where there were no sidewalks.
Turns out one such ramp is among those recently built: this one at Redwood Road and Jamison Way. There are uneven dirt paths on either side of the new concrete ramp, and on the Jamison Way side there are multiple obstacles -- a signpost and a telephone pole guy wire -- that would prevent a wheelchair or double-wide stroller from approaching. The photo does not do the situation justice.
Your Boulevardier is not opposed to public works or government spending, but he does not like waste. Can readers convince Yours Truly that this ramp serves any purpose, and was therefore a good use of public funds?
Labels: CalTrans, construction, miscellany, questions, sidewalks, walking
posted by Your Boulevardier @ 11:58 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
There's a similar situation at the northwest corner of Redwood Road and Wilson Avenue. The county is building wheelchair ramps to nowhere.
Nope. I suggest you contact your local government about this waste of your money. I've known governments to do this sort of stuff to satisfy some sort of ordinance but not do the job so that with the satisfaction comes usefulness.
Maybe I don't see the "big picture".
Are the sidwalks to follow?
Much of this same type of work is being and has been done to corners in Oakland’s Uptown district, leading me to believe something is being done countywide, perhaps tired to federal stimulus funds and the ADA.
I know, its silly. Hoping they put sidewalks in someday. I live by the highschool and there are kids walking in the street all the time. Its only a matter of time before someone gets hurt just like the incident with the stop light near the pool
Although I found no current project listing for Castro Valley’s mysterious “pedestrian amenities” the ACTIA project list did let me know what was happening in Oakland’s Uptown area. http://www.actia2022.com/projects.html#actia)
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