Illustration by Brian Hefele.
EDITORIAL — Many so-called solutions have been posed to the very real problem of how to cross Wayne Avenue to check out books from downtown Silver Spring’s new library.
Additionally, since the Purple Line has decided to drive through the middle of the building, we need to figure out how to defy gravity and get our late-DVD-toting selves into the library.
Only one solution knocks both problems out at once –- trebuchet. I’ll say it again: Trebuchet.
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Bahahahahahaha.
I’d be the fool ending up as (e). I’ll cross the street to get to the library, thanks.
Brilliant. And this opens the door to all kinds of new design solutions. For example, if they don’t want stairs from Fenton to the third floor entrance, how about a rock-climbing wall? Some places charge to use those – the county could even make money off the deal.
@wombat – Rock-climbing wall to get up, bungee jumping to get down! Double the profits, double the fun!
Ok, that was pretty brilliant.
Let’s put one of these at the corner of Wayne and Georgia, to get pedestrians. Then we could eliminate that pesky Walk light.
whoops meant to say To get pedestrians across the street.
But will it be zombie proof?
Make the outside wall of the library velcro so that even missing the entrance can be fun. You hang up there until the librarians see if you owe them any overdue fines, then they hit the button to release you.
Editor’s note: Good idea! — JD (Jul 28, 2009)
Finally – a voice of reason.
Love this