Comments on: County council votes to keep bricks on downtown Silver Spring sidewalks

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By: Kathy J

Kathy J — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:13:08 +0000

YOu know what is honking me off most about this whole matter most is WHY in the first place our bricks weren’t installed properly aka the “Bethesda standard” — WHY were they allowed to be out down in a substandard way here in the first place?

By: LuvMyHood

LuvMyHood — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:39:32 +0000

Speaking of the City Place area, the grates in front of that building are funky anytime, but bad when wet and awful when icy. I have no suggestions. It is best to avoid them, but they tend to be crowded.

By: Kathy J

Kathy J — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:42:34 +0000

The NOAA area is bad – but the worst slips/falls are after a rain on the slick incline on Fenton by City Place/Ritz Camera/Chik Fil A — I’ve seen biz-men in leather-soled shoes wipe-out there as well as mom’s in crocs and similar shoes. Seems like such an easy fix — buy from a better manufacturer and come through with a machine and “rough up” the brick pavers already installed.

By: LuvMyHood

LuvMyHood — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:46:54 +0000

Thanks for the info, Glenn. I never drink anything stronger than caffiene, I wear ugly, practical shoes, and I have had slippery moments.
IHY, speaking of “Smart Growth,” today’s W. Post has a story stating that Arlington has made a little film bragging about their approach. I hope to see it sometime.
“Smart Growth” looks a lot like “Green,” in other words, if people want to do something, they call it a green project or a smart growth project. After all, who is going to say: “Yo! Check out my dumb growth project!”

By: brhfl

brhfl — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:01:26 +0000

Slightly unrelated, but am I the only one who doesn’t find the Metro bricks slippery? I’ve never had any incidents on wet Metro bricks, and I always give them the little slip test as well when they’re wet – my shoes always seem to grip them wonderfully… and they’re just the bottom-of-the-line Vans that don’t seem to grip much of anything too well…

Regardless, I don’t really care if we have brick sidewalks or concrete… In fact if concrete would save money that could be used to put sidewalks in on streets that have none…

By: DogsRule

DogsRule — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:09:11 +0000

DTSS padded underware (fairly cheap per sq ft.) and helmets should be issued as well.

By: paul_silver_spring

paul_silver_spring — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:33:45 +0000

yea… the one time I’ve ever slipped in DTSS I was running to catch a traffic light, and I slipped on the street – pavement, not brick. Giant rubber mats would be better than all of the above.. but they’d be ugly and impractical. So how bout free “How to Walk Safely in the Rain” classes for DTSS residents? ;-)

By: DogsRule

DogsRule — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:12:25 +0000

Seems like an awful lot of falling down going on around SS. I walk everywhere around town (bricks included) – sometimes with dogs and have never wiped out…even in the snow! Maybe try not hitting the sauce quite so hard before your stroll.

By: Glenn Kreger

Glenn Kreger — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:44:09 +0000

About a year ago, M-NCPPC directed the manufacturer of the Belden bricks to modify the manufacturing process to create a slightly rougher surface on the top of the bricks. For further information, contact John Marcolin in our Design Division at 301-495-4547.