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http://seeclickfix.com/issues/2680982-vehicles-blocking-sidewalk
This issue was closed by the police without ever responding. It appears the new procedure for parking on a sidewalk is to paint a street line down the middle of the sidewalk and call it a parking space. Can this be done anywhere in town where a person wants to take over a sidewalk to use for parking? I would like to be able to paint a line down the middle of my sidewalk and park in front of my house when convenient. Thank you.
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Dave Kilbride (Registered User)
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I have been watching this issue and noticed there has been no official resolution, or at least an official comment or acknowledgement.
Sometimes it appears that verified officials whose responsibility it is to respond, just hope you forget about a problem and go away.
It often appears that residents take this forum more seriously than do town officials and department managers.
P.S. Who is David Kilbride?
PC2.0 (Registered User)
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Mike (Registered User)
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SES Teacher (Registered User)
Well this is a sad little post byPC2.0.
( PC2.0 (Registered User)
The people on here that act as if there is an epidemic of baby strollers and wheelchairs being smashed in our streets are just pathetic. )
I guess when you have nothing intelligent left to add to the conversation, you just blurt out some garbage! The bottom line is there are laws against parking on the sidewalk because that is where people walk. Whether you are on foot, in a baby stroller, or in a wheelchair, I don't see what difference that makes. If you do not like the law restricting vehicles parking on sidewalks, then please petition the town to change it. Or you can go on being a self entitled person you are, deciding which laws you would like to follow, and which ones you do not.
No wonder the police have their hands full dealing with people who selectively choose to obey the law or not.
PC2.0 (Registered User)
If you think that question has anything to do with intelligence, you deserve each other. We live in a town, not a totalitarian society. Parking with two wheels on the sidewalk has been accepted practice for years, and it isn't going to change because of you whiners.
Yes, if someone consistently blocks the whole sidewalk, they need to be corrected. But most of the parking on the sidewalk complaints here are nitpicking get-a-life whiners.
Mike (Registered User)
This picture is from the original post. I agree that while sometimes you need to pull off the road a little bit, that does not seem to be the case here. I don't think this situation qualifies as putting a couple wheels on the edge of the sidewalk, if you look at the space left for pedestrians.
I see both situations around town quite often. Cars that completely block the sidewalk and cars that pull up a little to get off the street. I think the nitpickers frustration comes from seeing the same cars completely blocking the sidewalk on a regular basis. These are the situations that should be addressed here. Maybe if there was more of an effort to crack down on the flagrant violations of completely blocking the sidewalk, people would not be so frustrated to point out every minor violation.
I think the bottom line is that people would like to be able to walk down the sidewalk and passed safely without having to walk into the street.
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
SES Teacher (Registered User)
I have not been in agreement with much of what PC2.0 has posted here, but I must say I am in total agreement on something he said in another post. His comment was:
"PC2.0 (Registered User)
But at least everyone can judge said politicians by the integrity of their supporters"
By looking at the Integrity of these two illegally parked cars, it's easy to judge the politician being supported.