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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and causing a lane to be closed going to be removed ??? They came about because of Covid, but now seem to have outlived their usefulness.

I never saw the attraction of eating in a closed lane on the street and inhaling vehicle fumes and loud automobile sounds while dining... not to mention being in a position where a car could kill me.

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People enjoy eating outdoors.  The change in AdMo from the lane closures and ample extra seating has been great and I hope it is preserved that way indefinitely.  [b]I'm Eddie Cano and Rosemary Bistro have a pretty cool setup too[/b].[/quote]

No, this particular setup is an abomination and dangerous to boot. The concrete barriers starting 1/3 of the way up the block and the covers they have for the seating are so ugly. They also force traffic into fewer lanes just past a major intersection, causing backups and/or people racing through the intersection to get ahead of cars merging in. I ate in the Rosemary Bistro tent there one time and gulped my meal down as quickly as I could because it felt so unsafe. I love eating outdoors and love the concept of streateries, but if we're going to have them, they should not be taking up a lane on a major thoroughfare and there should be at least some aesthetic design standards. Having outdoor dining in the Cleveland Park service lane makes sense if the service lane is closed or allowing restaurants to set up on sidewalks, if there is enough clearance, but randomly taking up a lane on Connecticut should not be allowed. [/quote]

So what you are basically saying is the people driving cars behavior is so bad that...the patrons of the restaurant and the restaurant itself should be punished.

that makes ZERO sense. Why are you anti- business?

Maybe the people driving cars should operate more safely, not try to rush out in front of the other cars to beat them off the curb, maybe add a minute for the alleged added drive time that the removal of the lane supposedly causes.

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