Fair point - I probably should have said “some version of scaffolding/netting may be necessary, given concerns of pedestrian safety”. Doesn’t have to take the form of sidewalk sheds, as many other cities show!
And great suggestion on trash bins, I will look into them more. Seems to me like another area where we get lots of announcements and new regulations but little effective change!
I love this post! I’ve often wanted to dig into the topic of scaffolding further, but never got around to it.
I too share the doubt about the cost/benefit ratio of these scaffolding laws. I wonder whether there’s any data on how many falling objects have been caught by the scaffolding over the decades.
Thanks!
"Sidewalk sheds will always be necessary" Well, I wonder why Tokyo, London, and Paris don't really seem to have sheds much. At all?
Trash bins would be a great topic to cover next!
Fair point - I probably should have said “some version of scaffolding/netting may be necessary, given concerns of pedestrian safety”. Doesn’t have to take the form of sidewalk sheds, as many other cities show!
And great suggestion on trash bins, I will look into them more. Seems to me like another area where we get lots of announcements and new regulations but little effective change!
I love this post! I’ve often wanted to dig into the topic of scaffolding further, but never got around to it.
I too share the doubt about the cost/benefit ratio of these scaffolding laws. I wonder whether there’s any data on how many falling objects have been caught by the scaffolding over the decades.