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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Apr 12 12:22:21 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Apr 12 11:14:07 2009. In Juneau, Alaska, one of the access paths from the harbor up the terraced mountain into the heart of the residential community in basically a very long somewhat narrow stairway that takes you past lots of peoples' front doors and front gardens. Because the hill is so steep, roads wind their way around to climb it, so the stairway was cut into the hill to give you a way to walk (ascend, descend) directly between your house and the shopping street below. It's beautifully done but yes, you pass right next to people's front gardens and front doors. And Juneau is a place that sees lots of visitors, because right next to that shopping street, which includes a very nice public library, restaurants and tourist shops, is the cruise ship terminal.How do I know about the stairway? I climbed it. I was not a "tourist" in that I did not come on the boat; I flew in on a consulting assignment for a client so I worked in Alaska for a few weeks. I got the sense that the residents aren't terribly paranoid - I even saw the occasional unlocked door. I don't recommend being that laid-back, of course, but that was the homeowner's choice. A certain percentage of people who move out to Suffolk do so because they are intolerant of racial minoritiesm and have poor social skills. What they find out over time, though, is that they can't hide forever from people who don't look or act like them or go to the same church or shul that they go to, and then they complain about the "decline" of the neighborhood. Things like public trails terrify them because they've never been taught how to get along with anybody. I predict the trail will develop very nicely, and we'll read more whining here on Subchat about how horrible it is, and that is OK, because you always have to give people a way to vent. It would be better if they grew up and got over their stupidity, but we can't count on that. |
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