Behold! The Power of the Blog!
Almost two weeks ago, I complained vociferously here about the horrible placement of a new Flexcar parking spot at the NE corner of NE 33rd and US Grant.
I also fired off letters to Sam Adams and his transportation staffer as well, pointing them at that blog post. I didn’t hear anything back via email – but the holidays hit, the kid was out of school (thanks to PPS conferences, he had what he billed as a ‘nine day weekend’) – so I figured I’d pick the torch back up after Thanksgiving.
Today? The parking spot is gone. What’s more, there’s no evidence that it ever existed there (the white outline defining the space is gone, and the sign is down.)
My cynical teenager refuses to believe that I made a difference here. “MooooOOOOMMMM! There’s no way they moved it because one person complained. You’re not that important,” he scoffed.
I beg to differ, oh snarky son of mine…
I, for one, welcome our new overlord Betsy
I noticed that this flexcar space was gone lo about Thursday or Friday, and remembered your post. It was definitely a poor spot for such a reserved space, and was obviously thought up by someone who didn’t know the neighborhood and the traffic flow at that intersection.
Yay! I bike that way 3 times a week with my son in his bike trailer. Having the parking spot so close to the intersection meant I couldn’t hug the curb and let cars turn right.
It would have been fine if they’d just pushed it back 100 feet. Even 50 feet.