I'd much rather ride on those Belgian blocks than on the miserable
concrete Septa's contractors poured when they redid the trolley
roadbed on Baltimore Avenue. There may be problems with some of the
blocks, but mostly the problem is that the roadbed is at points in
very bad condition. At 43th and Chester, for example, I always wonder
if the roadbed is about to cave in. Al seems to confuse the condition
of the roadbed with the condition of the Belgian blocks.
Elliot
On 28 Sep 2007, at 8:07 AM, [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.
Alan Krigman
KRF Management
211 S 45th St, Phila PA 19104
215-349-6500, fax 215-349-6502
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Elliot M. Stern
552 South 48th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143-2029
United States of America
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