Comments on: Sidewalks Can Be Cool Too…So Why Aren’t They?

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By: Chipping Away At It | hugeasscity

Chipping Away At It | hugeasscity — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:36:24 +0000

[...] Seattle sidewalks are not photogenic. But to some of us, they are exciting nonetheless. The sidewalk in the photo above didn’t [...]

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:40:04 +0000

Killjoys.

By: Sabina Pade

Sabina Pade — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:02:19 +0000

Seriously, cobblestone sidewalks, which are beautiful, permeable, and when properly laid and maintained, extremely durable, alongside their high initial cost do have some pratical drawbacks: they’re abusive to high heels, and a they’re very bumpy ride for the wheelchair-bound. Once they’ve worn smooth – after, say, 100 years of use if rough-hewn initially – or if allowed to grow covered with moss, they can be also be very slippery.

By: portlander

portlander — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:36:26 +0000

sidewalks in america are an abomination.

or are the ones depicted above just an egregious waste of money by the government?

By: Matt the Engineer

Matt the Engineer — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:27:46 +0000

Be careful with that word. Never is a very long time.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:25:44 +0000

we’re all for better sidewalks. we’re also for a car-free pedestrian zone in the urban core between the convention center and pike place market, but that will probably never happen…

By: K

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:08:28 +0000

* Too expensive. Cheaper to pour thin cement into a wooden frame. This is also quicker.

* Too controversial. Someone wouldn’t like the colors, think they’re ugly, complain to the city, etc.

* Europe has less income stratification and more reasonable standards of living, so they can afford to hire a team of people just to drop little rock tiles into place on the ground.

* Doesn’t look as good when you’re widening the street to satisfy the unmanageable never-ending road capacity demand of a heavily car-based society.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:36:13 +0000

Uh, nicer cooler sidewalks cost some god-damned money. Where is that going to come from?

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:00:26 +0000

everyone else already said it… but the answer to your question is pretty obvious WB – because there are a lot more important things than making sidewalks “cool”