Rosemont borough to close alleys to cars
Rosemont borough is making 32 of its alleys off limits to cars this summer.
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mare 15:44 on 2023-05-04 Permalink
My ruelle is on the list!
Kids will love to be able to play undisturbed. Some of my neighbours will be very grumpy, cause there are a lot of car parking pads in our alley. Let’s just hope nobody starts digging out their basement this summer, because the last couple of years the alley was de facto blocked by contractors trucks every weekday. Now it’s possible some people will be *really* locked in. Well, they can park on the street.
walkerp 16:39 on 2023-05-04 Permalink
Lucky you! Enjoy.
jeather 16:54 on 2023-05-04 Permalink
It looks like parking remains undisturbed, if less convenient.
“Deux accès sur quatre sont donc fermés avec l’ajout de bacs fleuris en béton afin d’empêcher les voitures de traverser une ruelle en ligne droite. Les automobilistes pourront toutefois y accéder pour leur stationnement.”
walkerp 09:35 on 2023-05-05 Permalink
This is a reasonable compromise until we finally get to the day when all these car addicts have beaten their addiction. It stops the people from driving straight through between two roads and the side that has the barrier is a great place for kids to play.
jeather 09:57 on 2023-05-05 Permalink
I’m not against that solution — sorry to say I am a car person, and my ruelle is a one way only one, and though occasionally it would be nice if there were a second exit, overall I appreciate that it is not used as a speedway. (I am told that it used to be so used, which is why the other exits were blocked.)
I commented because I was curious how the city could get away with blocking everyone’s ruelle parking by making it entirely off-limits to cars. Yes, it would be great if we could build better solutions, and I miss being able to take the metro to work, but this, like most things, is a systemic issue.
Kate 10:03 on 2023-05-05 Permalink
Even as a non-driver, with a narrow alley out back, i understand that sometimes cable companies need to bring their small vans through to do repairs, and people bring construction or gardening supplies in via their back gates too.