BLOCK TRAFFIC – GET TOWED IN A HEARTBEAT

DESTROY PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND DIGNITY BY PARKING ILLEGALLY ON A SIDEWALK – GET TACIT APPROVAL BY A CITY

THAT REFUSES TO TICKET OR TOW YOU

My recent morning walk found 100+ vehicles illegally parked over the sidewalk in my neighborhood.

I walked 5 blocks north, south, east and west -- and found this many selfish, dangerous violations.

This selfish behavior pushes wheelchair users and pedestrians to their potential deaths in speeding traffic.

They can only continue their journey -- to the doctor, school, work, home -- by going out into the street.

I call the Miami Parking Authority. It comes out for an hour and begs people to move their cars.

No ticketing, no towing -- just coddling.

Then enforcement disappears.

We've had two pedestrians killed in my Coral Way area.

We worry more about disrupted traffic than endangered humans.

Police have been good about responding to one block outside my door -- but they still try to help people to move, rather than towing them.

Why does the City of Miami tow cars blocking traffic in minutes but ignore illegal parking on sidewalks for months?

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

 A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

Gent has beautiful waterways (and boats that tour them for only 12 euros)

It has haunting architecture.

It is a more functional, vibrant place than the famed sister “museum” city of Bruges.

It is far less than an hour’s train ride from Antwerp, Mechelen, Brussels and Bruges.

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

I felt safe at all hours in Gent Belgium.

I stayed in docklands area transforming from industrial to hipster and felt safe walking its gritty streets.

I was five minutes from the Dampoort train station.

I was a 20 minute walk from the center of the city.

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

Gent Belgium’s famous towers, spires, churches and St. Michael’s Bridge from the Leie River.

The Flanders city of about 250,000 is halfway between Bruges & Brussels.

I highly recommend staying in Gent vs. Bruges.

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

Gent Belgium’s spiky architecture plus tour boats photographed from West Bank of Leie River.

May have had a few raspberry flavored local craft beers from a beer hall at the photo vantage point.

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

Gent Belgium’s majestic architecture and history from the West Bank of the Leie River.

The Flanders city of about 250,000 is halfway between Bruges & Brussels.

It features low cost, high speed transit connections to both.

GENT: BELGIUM’S BEST CITY FOR BIKING AND WALKING

A LOT OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND VIBRANCY FOR A CITY OF 250,000

More than 1/3 of Gent Belgium’s commuting is by bicycle.

One of the most bike-friendly cities in the world, its 2017 circulation plan drastically reduced car through-traffic and prioritized cycling infrastructure.