Originally Posted by
Zug
Cliffy & Al have points.
As sad as it is, many great ideas just do not meet the legal and/or regulatory standards expected. Someone from the school should have had the sense to ask permission from DDOT before they even started. Unfortunately, these benches may be unsafe or difficult to maintain & DDOT may not want to be responsible for them. For example, I could easily see a kid get injured by the big plastic door with sharp corners. Or, once winter comes, I could easily see the bench getting severely damaged by plows pushing snow right at them [[I remember seeing where plows ruined DDOT shelters by pushing snow into them).
Don't get me wrong, I think these kids are great. However, an adult should have done some thinking. And unfortunately, not everyone will want to go along with ideas that help others. As a silly analogy, if I set up a hundred tents in Hart Plaza so the homeless aren't exposed to the elements, it wouldn't surprise me if the city wanted a say [[or asked me to remove them). Would that make the city "heartless" or me irresponsible for not asking first?