Any user who regularly uses Reddit will be the first to tell you that for all the information and knowledge available on the platform, sometimes opening a website or application is a ridiculously sad experience.
On Thursday night, a cyclist in Philadelphia shared a puzzling morbid photo on the Philadelphia Bike subreddit, in which the body of a mouse was painted by a temporary liner on Martin Luther King Avenue Painted.That photo Entered the Philadelphia subreddit And aroused considerable repercussions.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, MLK Drive has been banning vehicles, a decision made by the city to promote social distancing for outdoor recreation. To the chagrin of cyclists and runners who like car-free sections, the road will reopen next month.
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Cyclists and joggers use Martin Luther King Drive on March 11, 2021, which has been closed to traffic since the start of the pandemic. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Days after City Hall announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen to auto traffic in August, bicycle and pedestrian advocates say the future of the scenic roadway is still in play.
To them, the news came as a defeat after months of advocacy to make the closure permanent and a related petition that has drawn more than 5,000 signatures. But Randy LoBasso, from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, which authored the petition, said his group isn’t giving up their efforts. The group is planning a rally to highlight the success of the temporary closure to traffic and says if they can’t stop automobiles from returning, they want to see a mutually acceptable compromise –– perhaps splitting up the roadway to allow for car lanes while also expanding bike and pedestrian areas.
According to KYW, Carroll said MLK Drive can t reopen to vehicles right away because the city has been conducting repairs to the road since its closure last March.
City workers still have to pave and stripe the roadway, improve flood mitigation and clean up the trails before vehicles can return, Carroll said. Improvements to lighting fixtures have also been made along MLK Drive as well, according to 6ABC. All renovations to MLK Drive are expected to be completed by the end of July.
The city will continue to close the roadway for weekend recreational use through the end of October. Opportunities to extend such closures are being explored. Adjustments to the configuration of MLK Drive are under review, too.
MLK Drive will reopen in August
Starting later this summer, for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphia motorists will be allowed to use Martin Luther King Drive for the first time.
Mike Carroll, deputy director of the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability, told the city council at a budget hearing on Monday that approximately 4 miles of road will be reopened to cars in the first week of August. WHYY report.
according to Kentucky, Carroll said that MLK Drive could not be reopened to vehicles immediately because the city has been carrying out road repairs since the city. Closed last March.