No, The Media Was Not Interested in This Story (updated)

Posted by John B. Kelly

As usual, I got mobilized on this a little bit late in the weekend, not sending out an e-mail until 11 a.m. on Sunday. I wrote:

Even though the city of Boston was just fined for not maintaining temporary access during sidewalk work, some sidewalks in the Fenway are now open pits of dirt rather than concrete.

This is a very visual violation, I hope you will consider covering it. Below is Westland Avenue in front of the tiger lily restaurant near Massachusetts Avenue. I also just heard that there is a section of dirt on Museum Road near the Museum school of the MFA.

The contractor seems to dig up a lot of sites, then leaves them over the weekend, with plans to repair them all in the following week.

A clear violation of State Building code, and also of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Thank you,



UPDATE: In the days after I wrote this, I did speak to a couple of reporters, who were definitely interested in the subject, provided it could be visual, or be packaged into an overall story. Problem is that television stations only use their own video. Sidewalks are usually only dramatically inaccessible for a day or two.