a lawsuit waiting to happen

Somewhere in a city planning meeting, some engineer came up with an idea. Let change all the curb cuts for the handicapped. We'll make the ramps longer and have a smoother transition. Everybody I'm sure cheered his (Yes, it had to be a man. A woman wouldn't design this. That whole protection/nurturing thing.) brillent idea. They found funding somewhere, and began.

All summer long they worked on it on the southside of town. They are still working on it.

It is a lawsuit waiting to happen. And it's gonna be big. Look at the height of the curbs at the southside library.

As you can see only one person at a time can cross the street. You are blocked in by these weird, generally high, curbs. I should measure them.

You should see the old people trying to navigate them with their walkers. If someone comes with them, they cannot stay next to them. Kind of takes the aid out of aide. In my neighborhood, moms pull the children along. The poor child I saw today must have been in pain hitting all those curbs. I can't even imagine coming out of the bars drunk and trying to navigate my way back to the university. Or crossing in a group.

I walk a lot on the southside. It's gonna be tough crossing the street safely. And that's without worrying about the traffic.