Protest Giant's Sidewalk Theft: Wed., June 22, 6 pm

(From Cheryl Cort, Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities)

Location: on the public sidewalk in front of the new Giant Foods store onPark Road near 14th St.

For more information contact: Martin Baldessari; Tel. 328-1155

BACKGROUND: The developer of the new Giant supermarket on Park Road at 14thStreet built an extra parcel pick-up driveway on the sidewalk in front of the Giant, after failing to receive required permits to build in the public space due to pedestrian safety concerns. The city's recently announced "compromise" still allows vehicles to drive on the sidewalk, allocating most of the public space to private cars.

Giant's curb cuts allow vehicles to drive up onto and along the sidewalk in front of the store's entrance. Inviting cars to drive and park on the sidewalk is: (1) dangerous to pedestrians & wheelchair users, (2) violates the community public realm plan, (3) illegal, built with no permits, (4)unnecessary because a parcel loading area is provided in the parking garage, parcel loading could also be allowed in a "no parking - loading zone" in theparking lane along the curb. See photos:http://www.washingtonregion.net/Giant.html
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ALSO, send email protesting the city's spinelessness to:

Stanley Jackson, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and
Mayor Anthony Williams