Tag Archives: Sidewalks

Beer Brewery Bets On Bulbout

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So we can drink our hops in the fog. OK.

Hops And Fog

On Wednesday, the PG. City Council gave the owners of Hops & Fog at 511 Lighthouse Ave. the green light to build a so-called bulb-out — essentially an extension of the sidewalk to accommodate outdoor dining. The council voted 6-0 to issue an encroachment permit to the restaurant. The reconfiguration, according to a rendering provided to the city, would eliminate one parking space in front of the restaurant. All construction costs and permit fees will be paid for by Hops & Fog.

Beer Brewery Bets On Bulbout

Parklet Replacement Done

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Now how will the sidewalk dining establishments ruin it with carnival lights, patio heaters and wind blocks?

Among the improvements, wooden parklets were removed; the intersection was excavated and repaved; curbs, gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, and curb ramps were reconstructed and the sidewalks were widened.

For safety, new metal picket fencing for outdoor seating was installed, trees were added, light poles and street signs were relocated, and pavement markings were updated.

Parklet Replacement Done

Parklets Gone, Sidewalks Emerge

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Aint it odd when it’s called the Lighthouse Avenue Widening Project when all it does to the street is make it narrower?

On Monday, construction crews tore down the wooden dining parklet in front of Wild Fish restaurant following last week’s demolition of adjacent parklets owned by restaurants Victorian Comer and Rudolfo’s Café. On Tuesday morning, a worker in a small John Deere excavator near the parklet used the vehicle’s bucket to fracture concrete, before lifting it up and dropping it into an awaiting dump truck.
The Lighthouse Avenue Widening Project, as it’s called, includes open-air seating separated by fencing in front of the three restaurants.

Parklets Gone, Sidewalks Emerge

Pacific Grove Pedestrians Could Regain Walking Capacity If City Approves New Parklet Plans

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Depiction is very different from the fenced in donkey corrals with strings of lights and patio heaters. BUT LOOK AT THAT SIDEWALK!!

New Sidwalk Seatiing

Parklet problems continue in Pacific Grove. The city is pushing back discussions to next week on the future of three parklets on a busy road in Pacific Grove. The main reason for the changes is safety.

“Safety wins over seating,” said Frank Syster who lives in Pacific Grove.

“I think it’s great to have a pedestrian-oriented city, and I think this just makes us more pedestrian, which is great,” said Dea Greenwalt who lives in Pacific Grove.

Pacific Grove Pedestrians Could Regain Walking Capacity If City Approves New Parklet Plans

Don’t Bring A Bicycle To A Footpath

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Bicycle Crash In the Past

Bike riders always griping about walkers on the recreation trail. Keep your pedals off the foot paths and sidewalks.

A bicyclist in his 40s who was apparently riding on a footpath adjacent to Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove this week fell onto a rocky beach and was taken to the hospital for injuries.

“He suffered traumatic injuries to his leg — possibly other injuries as well,” fire chief Gaudenz Panholzer told The Pine
Cone.

Don’t Bring A Bicycle To A Footpath

Section Of Sunset Scores A Sidewalk

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Between Congress ave and 17 Mile Drive. Great news for bicycles that don’t ride where they belong.

The small stretch of road is not near any hotels or services, so it’s unclear how often the new pathway will be used, especially by tourists. And it’s an uphill climb from 17 Mile Drive to Congress, which could make for a difficult trek for people in non-motorized wheelchairs and those with other disabilities.

Section Of Sunset Scores A Sidewalk

California Approved Scams Coming To A Sidewalk Near You

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I just want to use the sidewalk to walk, let’s not make every little space a commerce zone. Make the business permit cost a hefty one

Pretzel carts, hot-dog stands and jewelry vendors are coming to a sidewalk near you. Monterey is adopting rules to regulate these tiny businesses following the signing of a state law prohibiting cities from banning the practice.

Three areas in Monterey Cole is recommending to the council to ban or heavily restrict vendors are at Cannery Row, Monterey Bay Recreation Trail and Fairgrounds Road.

Cannery Row is singled out because of its abnormally high volume of pedestrians and the subsequent safety issues that would present, Cole said. The restriction would prohibit sidewalk vendors between the hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The restriction would be on sidewalks between David and Hoffman avenues.

California Approved Scams Coming To A Sidewalk Near You

Street Vendors Are Coming

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Pushy carnival atmosphere is not just for Carmel cosmetic shops.

Even if the city wanted to keep food carts and other vendors off sidewalks its hands are tied, with certain exceptions. California Senate Bill 946 was passed late last year with the idea of enabling small businesses that cannot afford a storefront to also make a living.

The law, also called the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, stipulates that California cities cannot ban vending in parks, cannot determine where vendors can operate and are no longer required to ask permission from adjacent businesses to operate. The exceptions to these mandates are spelled out specifically in the language of the legislation but can be summarized as restrictions necessary to ensure the “health, safety or welfare concerns” of the public.

Street Vendors Are Coming