The More Work Done on the Footpath the Bigger the Problems

The park located on Zhengyi Road near Jiuru Rd and Shuiyuan Rd is currently undergoing a full makeover, replacing sidewalk paving stones, however these old paving stones seem to be intact, somewhat negating the need for replacement.  Recently the local government has also been promoting a new, ‘Softway’ (Student’s sidewalk) but the planning and management have been anything but ideal. It is feared that the more the revamp continues the bigger the problems are going to be.  To add insult to injury, with inadequate parking spaces for scooters and the new pedestrian walkway situated between the main road and the building overhang where pedestrians walk, riders are being left with no option but to cross over the walkway in order to park their scooters.  The lesson from this situation is that it is not enough to merely carry out installation work, good planning and forethought are required if we want to avoid another waste of public funds.

The More Work Done on the Footpath the Bigger the Problems (by CJ Station Master Chen)
URL: http://www.peopo.org/news/59984

(以下為中文對照)

步道蓋越多問題越大！？(公民記者 陳站長 報導)
URL: http://www.peopo.org/news/59984

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高雄市正義路近九如路水源路旁的公園，正在進行人行道磚汰換工程，但這些舊的人行道磚，大部分看來完整，並沒有汰換的需要，最近又看到政府大力推動興設「通學步道」若規劃與管理欠缺完善，恐怕蓋越多，問題就會越大。而且附近機車停車格不足、人行道位於騎樓與馬路中間，造成機車必須經過人行道才能停放於騎樓。公民記者質疑，設施不是蓋好就算，還必須有良善的配套設計，才不會浪費公帑。