STREETS AND FOOTPATHS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 134, 3 December 1929, Page 10

STREETS AND FOOTPATHS

(To the Editor.) Sir, —Is it not time something was done to improve the footpath on the eastern side of Wellington terrace, from Woodward street to about opposite the Kelburn tramway avenue? With its potholes and broken, uneven asphalt, it is not only an eyesore, but it is positively dangerous. It is not always convenient for pedestrians to cross to the other side of the street, and to walk on the road is decidedly risky, as some have found to their cost. Such 'a footpath would not be tolerated in a suburban district.—l am, etc., RICKED ANKLE.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—l would like to draw attention to the dangerous state of Devon street. It is without doubt one of the Bteepest streets in the suburbs, is very narrow, and has very sharp bends, with high bluffs which prevent motorists seeing around them, so that when motors meet they have great difficulty in passing, and at times take several minutes in doing so, holding up traffic. There is one hairpin bend where a large motor-car or lorry cannot get around without going on the footpath, to the extreme danger of pedestrians. It is only a few days ago a mother with three children met a turning car there, and if the brakes had not been in the best o£ order, all of them would have been smashed up. These most dangerous spots could be made sa£cr for a small sum. It is,well to draw notice also to the fact that from Kelburn parade to Fairiie terrace there is no footpath, and as the turn in the roadway is fairly acute, pedestrians are very

nervous when cars pass along, and when cars pass one another there, pedestrians are in grave danger, for there is no protection. I may add that there is considerable traffic along Fairlie terrace and Devon street, and think the time is overdue when these matters should be attended to.—l am, etc., RESIDENT. ,