Comments on: The Biggest Problem in Downtown? The Sidewalks http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/ FrontBurner® has been called the best blog in Dallas (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:59:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim Rogers http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75613 Tim Rogers Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:43:24 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75613 @jrp: It pained me to approve that comment. As a reader of this blog, you know how we value the rules of grammar and punctuation. By following them to the best of one's ability, one shows respect for the reader. Is that old-fashioned? Eh, maybe. But some things are better that way. And if you're such an ee cummings-style rebel, why did you capitalize "Catholic"? @jrp: It pained me to approve that comment. As a reader of this blog, you know how we value the rules of grammar and punctuation. By following them to the best of one’s ability, one shows respect for the reader. Is that old-fashioned? Eh, maybe. But some things are better that way.

And if you’re such an ee cummings-style rebel, why did you capitalize “Catholic”?

]]> By: jrp http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75608 jrp Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:36:16 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75608 i'm a sinner, i sin, that's what i do and despite 12 years of Catholic school, i musta missed the "Thou Shant Use Lowercase To Start A Sentence" commandment you're futilely holding on to 20th century conventions a decade into the 21st century this is a blog...just a bunch of binary digits on a screen...this isn't an interoffice memo, nor resume, nor cover letter, nor job application, nor newsletter, nor newspaper; it's not even a magazine read those to fulfill any desire to process information in an antiquated style, as i will not honor your request here i’m a sinner, i sin, that’s what i do

and despite 12 years of Catholic school, i musta missed the “Thou Shant Use Lowercase To Start A Sentence” commandment

you’re futilely holding on to 20th century conventions a decade into the 21st century

this is a blog…just a bunch of binary digits on a screen…this isn’t an interoffice memo, nor resume, nor cover letter, nor job application, nor newsletter, nor newspaper; it’s not even a magazine

read those to fulfill any desire to process information in an antiquated style, as i will not honor your request here

]]> By: RAB http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75599 RAB Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:09:28 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75599 Dear jrp: Please, I beg you. Please, please, please use proper capitalization and punctuation. Your sin is far greater than verbing a noun. Sincerely, RAB Dear jrp:

Please, I beg you. Please, please, please use proper capitalization and punctuation. Your sin is far greater than verbing a noun.

Sincerely,
RAB

]]> By: jrp http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75594 jrp Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:24:41 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75594 i'm no fan of the grammar police, but office is a noun not a verb...please please please stop using it as a verb please, i beg you and walking around in downtown Dallas remains a sad way to get somewhere despite the latest round of civic "upgrades" i don't know why and don't know what the fix is, but it's just sad i’m no fan of the grammar police, but office is a noun not a verb…please please please stop using it as a verb

please, i beg you

and walking around in downtown Dallas remains a sad way to get somewhere despite the latest round of civic “upgrades”

i don’t know why and don’t know what the fix is, but it’s just sad

]]> By: citizen sub http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75585 citizen sub Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:45:36 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75585 To that Publicnewsnonsense person: you obviously haven't seen the D guys. They are as slim as they come and if they can't walk 3 abreast, nobody can. To that Publicnewsnonsense person: you obviously haven’t seen the D guys. They are as slim as they come and if they can’t walk 3 abreast, nobody can.

]]> By: bill holston http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75483 bill holston Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:00:44 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75483 It's possible to walk alot here. I office at Fitzhugh and Central. I frequently walk the Katy Trail, as well as walk to West Village and Knox Henderson for Lunch. Katy Trail has some very nice new entrances being built. I try to schedule lunches which are walkable, as well as using the local cleaners, banks and other nearby businesses. agreed about the sidewalks. even west village is sorta narrow, but it's completely doable. It’s possible to walk alot here. I office at Fitzhugh and Central. I frequently walk the Katy Trail, as well as walk to West Village and Knox Henderson for Lunch.

Katy Trail has some very nice new entrances being built.

I try to schedule lunches which are walkable, as well as using the local cleaners, banks and other nearby businesses.

agreed about the sidewalks. even west village is sorta narrow, but it’s completely doable.

]]> By: Mike http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75440 Mike Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:06:53 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75440 Bike lanes. I repeat, bike lanes. Bike lanes. I repeat, bike lanes.

]]> By: VisitDallas!HomeOfAmericasWorstPresident http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75420 VisitDallas!HomeOfAmericasWorstPresident Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:31:09 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75420 The walk on the "Promenade" from the AAC. The trees are in the middle of the sidewalk! Is this more incompetence from Ross Perot Jr.? Has he done anything well? The walk on the “Promenade” from the AAC. The trees are in the middle of the sidewalk! Is this more incompetence from Ross Perot Jr.? Has he done anything well?

]]> By: Brandy http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75402 Brandy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:09:36 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75402 What's a sidewalk? What’s a sidewalk?

]]> By: tijbbari http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2009/12/23/the-biggest-problem-in-downtown-the-sidewalks/comment-page-1/#comment-75393 tijbbari Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:48:31 +0000 http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/?p=29937#comment-75393 The other issue walking downtown is construction projects that shut down a side walk one one side of the street for a full block, forcing you to switch sides multiple times before getting to your final destination. Places like new York, Boston, Berlin, London, etc. require the use of scaffolding around the sidewalks to allow for unimpeded pedestrian traffic while 'progress' happens. The other issue walking downtown is construction projects that shut down a side walk one one side of the street for a full block, forcing you to switch sides multiple times before getting to your final destination. Places like new York, Boston, Berlin, London, etc. require the use of scaffolding around the sidewalks to allow for unimpeded pedestrian traffic while ‘progress’ happens.

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