Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences: Charlotte Sidewalk Blockers At It Again

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Charlotte Sidewalk Blockers At It Again

Over the weekend this showed up on the much used Lynx Trail, a paved sidewalk that provides a safe route of travel for walkers and cyclists from Uptown to South End and beyond.

The barricade at Remount Road and chain link fence now surround what seems to have become a dumping ground for construction debris.

Photo Credit: Ryan Stachurski

A couple of calls to LYNX/CATS provided no clues as to who authorized the closure or the reason. However it seems that the construction site adjacent to the Lynx Trail has something to do with it.

The sign directs cyclists and pedestrians to South Boulevard one of Charlotte's busiest streets that also has the smallest of sidewalks.

3 comments:

Ryan said...: Update from CATS: the trail will likely be closed through March, without any firm time-frame from the developer. The signing quality was less than desired. The developer will be upgrading the asphalt trail surface.; February 6, 2013 at 10:53 AM
Ryan said...: I appreciate the new construction. I'm disappointed by the multi-use trail being closed indefinitely so the builders can use public property as their personal workspace.

I believe March has come and gone.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1044407_685568991468665_1710209438_n.jpg; July 18, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Ryan said...: http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats/alerts/ridersalerts/pages/021213a.aspx; July 18, 2013 at 9:14 AM

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Cedar Posts and Barbed Wire Fences

He had a different way of looking at the land,
the trouble at hand
or any circumstance
that might just come along.

And while much in the world has changed
the pull of the mountains
and the range
for him has always been strong.

His back to the wind
he placed the last post
and at last
the day's work was done.

As the seasons changed,
the work got harder
but he still rose
with the sun.

The posts became heavy,
bails of wire he’d need some help
but he just pushed
himself more.

His back now ached
and his legs tired quickly
even his bed
made him sore.

Over the years
he’s always done his best
right up to the present tense,
and he measured his life in cedar posts
and miles of barbed wire fence.