On 3/7/2011 2:23 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Mar 6, 11:57 pm, Steve wrote:
On 3/6/2011 6:05 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:

That reminds me of a story about architects who designed a college
campus. They put up all the buildings but didn't put in any sidewalks.
They waited a few years until the students wore paths in the grass to
show where to put the sidewalks.

sounds like a story. Not likely any codes people would allow it to
really happen.

Codes for the locations of walkways on a campus? There are none.
Sidewalks along a road are a different matter.

The main walkways and sidewalks would be put in, and then there would
be the waiting period for the mass of humanity to determine the most
efficient location for the walkways. You wouldn't have to wait years
to determine where to put the walkways. Half a semester would be
plenty.

R

Urban legend or not, I have read it enough different places to think it
has a kernal of truth in it. I lived in a big-10 college town for about
5 years, and still visit once in a while. Yes, kids are like cows- they
will walk the route they damn well please, unless a tall fence is in the
way. And growing up in construction, I know that if the customer can
live with it, it is best to wait till the following spring after final
grading, to pour thin slabs like sidewalks. Lets the ground settle down
after being disturbed.

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