Family of boy killed by car makes crosswalk safer. This boy didn’t deserve to die. He crossed the street in a crosswalk. There were other people around. They were all crossing the street. Pedestrians playing by the rules, and a young boy dies at the hands of an inexperienced driver. Now the crossing gets some [...]
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I recently rode my bike to a meeting at the Department of Environmental Protection’s regional office on Elmerton Avenue. It was a nice day, and I couldn’t justify not riding. That, and my shared car wasn’t available… Someone at this building thought that it would be a good idea to install bike racks. I appreciate [...]
Read more →I got my city utility bill in the mail today. It is the only bill I still get in the mail. Everything else is online. There is a five day difference between the bill date printed on the bill and the postmark on the envelope. That’s a full work week. It’s due in 13 days. [...]
Read more →I was an “ordinary person” who lives and works in Harrisburg. She wanted to know what its like to live in a broken city. She wasn’t interested in what is going on in City Hall; she wanted to know about how it is impacting residents. I told her about pot holes, and crimes, and missed [...]
Read more →Welcome to Broke(n) City. This blog will be several things. At it’s most basic, it will serve as a sandbox for me to play with WordPress themes and plug-ins, but I think it will grow into something more… So, don’t be surprised if you return to this site tomorrow, and everything looks different. I’ll do [...]
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