NumaPomp t1_iu9f28c wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Reply to comment by PghCurlyGrrl in Accessibility by balou918

Because of the topography, and in the past the snowfall and lack of city plowing, the Pittsburgh chair, and the cinderblocks, have been part of the culture since the 1930’s-40’s. I remember my grandmother talking about it when she was growing up and she was born in 1923. My point is that the cinderblock and the parking issues have been around for decades. It’s only now, with gentrification that their may be money in the coffers to fix the sidewalks, or at least have inspectors cite property owners to fix their sidewalks and maintain them, but we’re not there yet. It’s taken decades to get the city to where it’s at now and it’s on a good path with regard to accessibility. We’re not there yet. But in the end I think you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle to remove the “reserved parking” for those who shovel their own spot.

PghCurlyGrrl t1_iu9ggth wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Ok so i know what parking chairs are used for n’at. I may only have been here since 2011 but I have many friends who have families that have lived here for generations. Also i didn’t ask for explanation so idk what that’s about. But. Ok. Also I’m not talking abt that, i thought i was clear in my original comment but:

These are cinder blocks that literally never move and are in place purely to prevent anyone from ever parking there because ppl will park on the wrong side of the road, on the sidewalk, because they don’t want to park a block or more away from their houses.

The blocks are in place to stop everyone from parking there 100% of the time. Even the ppl who live in the house and put the blocks there don’t park there bc there’s no parking allowed on that side & it’s dangerous to have cars parked on both sides of my narrow street.

NumaPomp t1_iu9szy5 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:52 PM

I am not all all familiar with this particular cinder block issue. Candidly I’ve never seen it. My family moved here in 1839.

PghCurlyGrrl t1_iu9glc6 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Oh and this would all be improved if the city made meaningful investments in our transit systems beyond rebranding

NumaPomp t1_iu9sqnm wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:50 PM

I doubt it would be improved quickly. Our transit system of independent providers supposedly worked really well with 32 independent providers before they would put out of business by the creation of PAT. They served the individual communities and provided much better service. PAT or whatever the new branding is has always been a political nightmare run by ineptitude, nepotism and lazy short sightedness