THEY VALUE THE LIVES, SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF PEDESTRIANS BY REQUIRING SCAFFOLDING TO MAINTAIN SIDEWALKS DURING YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT
High praise for the wheelchair
accessible, well-lit scaffolding around the historic Alfred I. DuPont Building
in downtown Miami.
Sidewalks must always be open and safe
during renovation and construction work.
Every city I have lived in, unless it
was a 24-72 hour concrete pour, window installation or facade cleaning -- it
was required to keep the pedestrian pathway clear.
Scaffolding maintained pedestrian mobility.
The example on Flagler at the DuPont
and across the street at the Olympia are bright, light and almost artistic.
It floors me when the city allows a
developer to close an entire sidewalk for two to three years of construction.
It violates the ADA, PROWAG, great
governance, best practices, good business and basic human decency and
inclusion.
