[Summit] curious about sidewalks

[Anne]

Yes, I always "loved" walking my dog and/or my granddaughter-in- 
stroller around the front of that HUGE 18-wheeler delivery truck that  
backs up to Davis's deli on Hope St., sticking diagonally out of the  
parking lot and forcing you to detour **into oncoming commuter  
traffic** on Hope St. to continue walking south on the sidewalk.

They should be required to station a lookout there to protect people.  
It's always when kids are walking to school bus stops in the morning.

Grr! Well, I don't live there anymore so I'll shut up. I'm just in a  
venting mood!

But thanks for bringing this up, Bob. I know the sidewalk ordinances  
are broken routinely in many ways. It's a shame. I was always torn  
between live-and-let-live and indignation.

- Anne


On Dec 13, 2007, at 5:00 PM, Bob Trudeau wrote:

> But it got me wondering if there are city laws about sidewalks being
> obstructed.  As a daily dog walker (that's daily walk, not daily
> dog), I often come across places where the sidewalk has been
> obstructed by any number of things; low hanging trees branches, piles
> of dirt (corner 6th and Hope), the tail end of parked cars,
> whatever.  Does anyone on the list know if there are ordinances, like
> those about snow shoveling (which suddenly seem relevant as I see 8"
> outside)?  Some of the obstructions, like large hedges that don't get
> cut, are clearly intentional, or at least negligent, and on one level
> aren't fair.  But are they illegal?
>
> Enjoy the snow.
>
> Bob
>