05-02-2020, 04:46 PM
I should note that the "sidewalk" leading to the crossing is not really a sidewalk in the usual sense of the word, on the side of a street or road. In spite of the way it has been built, it's much more like a trail crossing a section of private property, as Kevin implied.
Given that this was previously private property, it's quite possible that the construction (including fencing) parameters were dictated by the purchase agreement that the city made with the property owners. (I would also have preferred this to be wider, but I expect the city would have had to pay substantially more to get a, say, 3m-wide path.)
Given that this was previously private property, it's quite possible that the construction (including fencing) parameters were dictated by the purchase agreement that the city made with the property owners. (I would also have preferred this to be wider, but I expect the city would have had to pay substantially more to get a, say, 3m-wide path.)