Friday, November 23, 2012
Government at Work - On "cement bubbles on sidewalk corners"
More of the same when it comes to other people's (our) money...
At Philly.com, Stu Bykofsky has this story to tell:
"Philly was an early leader in installing ramps in 1995, under Mayor Rendell, Gillen says, 'because the advocacy community sued.' Curbs were cut to make them wheelchair-accessible. OK, the city needed to be goosed into action, but it moved, so far installing 4,958 ramps at 826 intersections. Here's the shocker: The cost of installing the now-mandated ramps at each of the city's 22,000 intersections will be $858 million, according to Streets Department Deputy Commissioner David Perri."
