It was sad and inconvenient to learn a couple weeks ago that downtown Chicago’s street signs on one-way (for cars) streets are oriented only to be seen by car passengers and pedestrians traveling in the direction of car traffic. What hogwash!! These same streets have sidewalks, used by multitudes of residents and visitors alike, who travel by right and necessity against car traffic. Often, one wonders: what intersection am I approaching? The only way to find out is to PASS the cross-street and look up (the signs are raised at the level of a traffic light) and behind you.
I suppose the GPS / Mapping devices can tell you where you’re headed. But those are expensive.
Hey Mayor Daley:
You have the highest sales tax rate in the country—and often declare that you are “green-friendly”… can’t you give non-polluting customers a heads-up on their location? It would require new street signs. They should be lowered too.. the pole system works best.
