Editor,
I have noticed something of concern with different areas and especially around Holland Park.
I am seeing walkers, runners, and joggers using the streets instead of the sidewalks that are available for them to be on. The area around Holland Park, especially during the spring, summer, and fall months due to baseball, soccer, and other events is very congested with vehicular traffic as well as patrons attending the events making their way around the park.
There are lots of cars parked around the park and not in the parking lot. I have seen parents dropping children off by pulling up beside a parked car (2 cars wide) and allowing their children to go to their event by walking in-between cars to get there.
With all of the events, runners, walkers, cyclists, adults, children, and pets around the park, it is only a matter of time that someone gets hurt and maybe gravely.
People forget that there are times during the day in which the sun blinds a driver and they may hit someone because they could not see and if they are on the sidewalk, the odds of being hit lowers significantly.
Would you please advise anyone who is walking, jogging, or running to please take their place on the sidewalks and not on the streets and to make sure that you are not double parking to allow children to leave or enter a vehicle between two cars, and if at all possible, use the parking lot. They may have to walk a few steps further, but it may save a life. It is just too dangerous.
Carol Blackmon
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