Parking on 14th Street Sidewalk Continues
The sidewalk along 14th Street, just north of Clark Ave, has pedestrians throughout the day & night because of the Civic Center MetroBus Transit Center, Civic Center MetroLink station, and the Gateway Transportation Center (Amtrak & Greyhound), so the south. The sidewalks aren’r packed, but the pedestrian traffic is steady. When events are held at the Scottrade Center or Peabody Opera House the pedestrian level increases dramatically as people make their way to these venues. Sidewalk space becomes scarce, especially if you’re going again the flow.
The other day, as I returned downtown on MetroLink, and I headed north on 14th to go home, people were headed into the Scottrade Center en mass. This isn’t the first time I’ve posted about these sidewalks being used for vehicles rather pedestrians:
- January 2007 Sidewalk Reserved for Circuit Attorney’s Office
- December 2011 Parking on 14th Street Sidewalk…Again.
- April 2012 Peabody Opera House Valets Caught Driving On 14th Street Sidewalk
The examples above were on the east side of 14th, the other day it was the west side of 14th getting squeezed:
![I couldn't believe my eyes...what kind of podunk are we?](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/14thsidewalk.valet7_.jpg)
![Cars on the north side of the bus stop made it impossible for buses to pull up to the curb](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/14thsidewalk.valet8_.jpg)
![Looking back south from next to the Peabody.](http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/14thsidewalk.valet9_.jpg)
The remaining sidewalk was tight as I met people heading to the event at the Scottrade. I find this unacceptable, I’m just not sure how to get it to stop.
— Steve Patterson