tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post5751338550762379077..comments2024-03-28T19:07:23.178-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Crimes By The Wildlands Conservancymichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-6705414835067366822023-03-22T09:32:31.365-04:002023-03-22T09:32:31.365-04:00If they pave it they don't have to cut it. ...If they pave it they don't have to cut it. Pretty simple solution That's why half of the parkway isn't mowed either. Only the part between South Jefferson and the now blocked Klein's bridge. Everything else just goes to seed. <br /><br />However we can spend time and money honoring groups at city hall. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-74170856175754808802023-03-22T09:04:09.902-04:002023-03-22T09:04:09.902-04:00Nothing says “Welcome to our city” in a more posit...Nothing says “Welcome to our city” in a more positive way than meticulously maintained public spaces. This includes all the smaller turn in entry spaces. Other cities know this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-32560539038262854992023-03-22T08:04:43.773-04:002023-03-22T08:04:43.773-04:00So I was driving along MLK Drive yesterday and not...So I was driving along MLK Drive yesterday and noticed that they have done even more paving of former green areas, this time where southbound 15th Street comes down to MLK. <br /><br />What was previously a beautiful triangle of green grass is now a black hole of impervious macadam. This is in addition to paving on the other side of 15th, where the ramps from the bridge had wide swaths of macadam laid over the grass, all along the curve of the ramp.<br /><br />While I could perhaps forgive the previous work, filling in the grass triangle is unsightly overkill. I'm sure part of the reason is to save money on mowing costs, and it will soon be filled with road debris that is never picked up. Doubt me? Drive around the city and look at other places they've done this.<br /><br />To me, this is a continuing assault on the parks and a sign that they are not interested in improving them. If they won't mow the useless riparian buffers and are paving over other green areas to avoid mowing there, they certainly won't be shelling out to fix the damage at the Robin Hood Bridge.<br /><br />This being an election year, it would be nice to see our city council candidates holding news conferences at these areas and standing up for the parks. Sadly, I doubt we'll see or hear anything like that from anyone aspiring to be in City Hall, much less from those already there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com