Showing posts with label municipal dysfunction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label municipal dysfunction. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

ON THE AVENUES: Pretty in pink slips, aren’t they? Those who mutilated Speck need to be cashiered.

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Yes, it's true that I've been indulging in reruns, but hear me out. For the past two weeks I've been using all my spare mom...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

#GahanSafe: All the push-button "walk" signals for crossing Spring at Pearl are defective, and have been for five months to a year.

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Way back in March, I pointed out that one "beg button" (push-button crossing signal) on each post at each corner of the inter...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

Why does Team Gahan always pee on pedestrians?

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It began in September, 2015, with this observation: We cannot know if the push-button crosswalk buttons work when so many of them are bro...
Monday, February 08, 2016

ON THE AVENUES EXTRA: "No, John Rosenbarger, congestion is our friend. Help us achieve it, or get out of the way."

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ON THE AVENUES EXTRA: "No, John Rosenbarger, congestion is our friend. Help us achieve it, or get out of the way." A weekly web ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

ON THE AVENUES: Almost two years later, Mr. Gahan has yet to plug in this clock, and so it's time for him to clock out.

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Tonight there'll be a softball toss masquerading as a debate, in a Taj Mahal that shouldn't exist, as organized with bored partialit...
Monday, June 15, 2015

NAC Reader Comments 2: "Why does the city turn a blind eye to the negligence on Spring Street?"

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Regular blog reader BM recently shared a past Facebook review, posted to the city's Fb site but as yet unacknowledged, and noted that...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

ON THE AVENUES REWOUND: “I Just Want to Know, Can I Park Here Somewhere?”

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ON THE AVENUES REWOUND: “I Just Want to Know, Can I Park Here Somewhere?” A weekly web column by Roger A. Baylor. There are at least two...
Thursday, January 08, 2015

ON THE AVENUES: Pretty in pink slips, aren’t they?

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ON THE AVENUES:  Pretty in pink slips, aren’t they? A weekly web column by Roger A. Baylor. (Here is the link to a .pdf of the Speck d...
Monday, November 24, 2014

He only plays a psychiatrist during redevelopment meetings.

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Last week, there was a meeting. ON THE AVENUES: Really, the word “progressive” embarrasses you? That’s okay, because political coward...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

10th and Elm: Another failure-by-design for walkability.

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E. 10th Street crosses Elm one block away from S. Ellen Jones Elementary School. The satellite view tells the inexplicable tale: There are...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Which downtown New Albany intersections are the very worst for walkers?

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By which I mean to imply downtown/midtown and uptown. Arguably the worst place for walkers in the entire city is Grant Line Road from Beec...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Dear Mayor Gahan: Would you agree that these steps to slow traffic, deter distraction and promote walkability are all about PUBLIC SAFETY?

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If so, then why are we undertaking to implement so few of these steps, and so reluctantly? “These pedestrian improvements also improve...
Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Savvy reader civic slogan submission: "New Albany, we're truckin' great!"

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Thanks to AG for the submission of both photo and phrase. We ask: He's captured the essence of it, hasn't he? Crowd responds:...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Maybe we should explore elsewhere: The case for genuine municipal independence.

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Why write all those words when the picture says it all?
Friday, June 20, 2014

It's all about "public safety first" -- unless it's a one-way street, of course!

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And then we're utterly powerless and chock full of cowardice. It's the first time in months that Mayor Gahan has shown any interes...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

New Albany's streets: Screwed by design. Why?

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The YMCA is on the south side of Main Street, with parking on the building's west side. Feast BBQ and The Exchange (sorry, but the Ho...