Every time it rains, East Bay south of I-26 (and sometimes the connector too) flood to the point that cars are bogged in place on a main throughway between Downtown, Uptown, and Mt. Pleasant. Fix the drainage, or elevate the road a few feet for goodness’ sake! Not only is there a relatively easy fix to a persistent issue, it would send a signal that the city gives a hoot about the adjacent neighbors and the low-income neighborhood there.
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That low income housing by the Grace River Bridge corridor is an embarrassment. No road changes or drains will fix the fact that its built low in a very low area (ex creek bed), even the powers that be admit that if we get a big storm then these residents are in serious trouble. A better solution would be to demolish but thats budget constrained. Another would be to move the tenants in to better housing mixed in with whatever new development will fill in that brown field area. That's what the Princes Foundation advocated and we've seen it work multiple times elsewhere.
Reply • Follow • 1/13/2015
Yes! This is so necessary! Its not just along East Bay, but the water seems to stay put in the adjacent neighborhood for days. I'm sure the residents would love to have that fixed.
Reply • Follow • 1/9/2015