Smarter Heads Have Prevailed When It Comes to the Pedestian Crossing at the Tunnel

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Many of you may not have noticed but you can "legally" cross the street at Jefferson and Randolph, which is the entrance to the Tunnel to Canada. A few years back when they finished removing the berms from in front of the RenCen, someone decided pedestrians were"prohibited" from crossing at that intersection. They wanted pedestrians to cross at the Brush Street crossing to the north side of Jefferson, go west along that path, and then cross Jefferson on the west side of Randolph to get back to the south side of Jefferson. Yeah, like that was going to happen when for years people have been crossing at the Tunnel intersection.

Well, perhaps someone in Washington DC overruled this "ludicrous prohibition" when it was decided that the sidewalk at the Tunnel intersection had to be ADA compliant. The "pedestrians prohibited" sign is no longer up and people can freely cross at the Tunnel intersection, like the sign really ever stopped them before. Man, some folks can come up with some crazy stuff sometimes. Talking about crazy stuff, that sidewalk along Jefferson from the Tunnel entrance to Bates is ridiculously narrow. Another brilliant idea from city fathers/mothers. That situation also needs to be rectified but that discussion is for another thread.