“I have to wonder if trendy ‘pop-outs’ really benefit pedestrians and not those in the concrete and landscape business, new nearby developments, etc. The Washington Street/Goldfinch intersection ‘improvement’ was approved by the City Council in 2004 at a cost of $229,000. The cost rose to $684,000 in early February and $1.26 million recently. I know the price of concrete has risen lately, but 520 percent?”
— Allen Hazard in yesterday’s letters to the U-T editor
