[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Ms Jones:
As a resident and business owner in West Philadelphia, I urge you
to ignore the wailing of the people who value a few stretches of
Belgian blocks -- many in a condition that the Historical Commission
classifies as of "low integrity" anyway -- over the needs of the
people of West Philadelphia.
The blocks are hazards to safety when driving, as well as causes of
damage to the springs and shock absorbers of automobiles that pass
over them. More than this, as you know, SEPTA is in dire financial
straits and owes it to the people who depend on public transit to
upgrade its infrastructure in a manner that will minimize long-term
maintenance costs. Preserving a stretch or two of Belgian blocks that
is hardly a tourist attraction or a destination for middle-school
field trips, notwithstanding Historical Commission designation as
something (nobody ever heard of) called a Historic Pavement Thematic
District, is too high a price to pay for the people who use the roads
and -- especially -- the West Philadelphia trolleys.
Al's right There's no reason to force cars to slow down on Chester Avenue.
It's not as if people are bringing children or dogs between two sections
of a _heavily-used urban park_ or anything.
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