JUNE 5, 2006 --

LPR drove to Manhattan, Memorial Day (May 29 this year), and found, once again, that driving is easy on summer holidays.

As far as traffic goes. Driving on city roadways continues to be bumpy. Heading up Broadway, just above Columbus Circle, LPR was amazed
to see rails showing on the surface, and left to wonder if this was a remnant of
Broadway trolley tracks that came out to to remind us that, years ago, surface mass transit was fun in New York City.

Alas, this was not the only hole in the Broadway surface. It would seem Broadway flowerbeds get better maintenance than the roadbeds.

Matters are no better on the side streets, where lovely townhouses gaze in dismay at the crumbling streets before them. Please note that the pothole on this street in the West 80s is as big as the manhole cover that is its roadbed companion.

There is a lot of construction in New York City, these days, but the streets seem a bit neglected. Or are the untended potholes intended to discourage driving in Manhattan?

The speed limit in New York City, generally, is 30 miles per hour. Given the condition of the roadbeds, LPR believes it would be prudent to drive at 15 - 20 miles an hour, to avoid the damage those potholes can cause to cars.

Flowers flourishing on a Broadway island between the northbound and southbound potholes.

Another kind of Broadway opening …

Broadway opening - part 2 …

With so much construction underway in the city, do we need "guest workers" to fix potholes?

Yup, it's NYC, not Goshen, CT.