for Friday April 29th

Mercy's buses idle away many times an hour in a No Parking Fire Lane". I have timed them for as long as six minutes. They are sometimes unattended when the driver takes a break.

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The code is very clear on this. No Stopping, Standing, or Parking in fire lanes.

Why can't they just pull ahead out of the red zone and away from our house?

for Thursday April 28th

Patient smoking.

A smoker by my house.
A smoker by our home. There is always Mercy guest services and security people nearby.

Why don't they do something about their problem? Why do they just turn their heads. Their spy camera sees all. They leave it to the neighborhood to ask the smokers to move on..

for Wednesday April 27th

This sign is misleading. Someone would have to read it carefully and go to 4oth and J and then figure it out from there. Just a suggestion: One arrow pointing east that says "Main Entrance and Drop Off 500 ft" (what ever the distance is), Another arrow that points north and says "Emergency" and a smaller lettering that says "Parking". This whole sign will be in place for years, make it look authoritative not an after thought.

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Hardly a day goes by without someone blocking our driveway. Mercy's guards and Guest Services people are right there. Why it up to Joan and myself to deal with their traffic? When (not if) there is a wreck Mercy's lawyers will have a busy time of it denying any responsibility.

for Tuesday April 26th

Picture from last Friday.

Picture from this morning (Monday). The Coca-Cola is putting his safety on the line for Mercy and his company. Is the risk of getting the driver hurt, and possibility for a lawsuit worth it?

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More on Mercy signage. This sign is confusing. It is 50' or so the main entrance. Maybe 500' away and past three driveways to the emergency entrance. I couldn't count how many times in the last 20 years we have given directions. This is the sign on the right on my map. The sign on 41st St.

for Monday April 25th

Why this is a concern to us. Over the years we have many people think our driveway goes to Mercy. Many have parked on our property while they run in on an errand at the hospital.

Clear signage is important. It is not difficult to level this sign and posts in the ground. The wording can easily be misread.

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The backside. The crutch is in the way and looks tacky. This can be difficult to understand what Mercy is trying to say.

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My plot of the area. More on this later. Click to enlarge. The red "SIGN" is the sign in queation

for Friday April 22nd

Sidewalk congestion: pedestrians, smokers, trucks, and freight.

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Freight dolly and freight on the city sidewalk.

for Thursday April 21st

A temporary entrance sign at Mercy General. Besides having a slip-shod look, it is attached to a metal post. There is a big directional problem with this sign. Tune in about this tomorrow.

Entrance at Mercy San Juan.

Entrance at Sutter Memorial.

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All the 8 hospitals I took a close look at had entrances that showed some pride. Granted things are temporary at Mercy General. How long is "temporary" an excuse? This project started in 2008 and will probably go into 2012 and beyond.

I made two trips to city hall before this project was approved. A planning person told me "We look at the final project and not the temporary construction." In a very long project, someone should concern themselves about all the years of construction. Upon request, Mercy did screen off the "pond" on H St.

Often realtors with their very temporary signs show class with attractive signage..