2nd Federal Hill restaurant parklet destroyed in 1 month

2nd Federal Hill restaurant parklet destroyed in 1 month

WHILE BEING SAFE.

SO THIS ISNOT WHAT ONE BUSINESS OWNERWANTED TO WAKE UP TO...ANOTHERFEDERAL HILL PARKLET DESTROYEDBY A CAR.

WMAR 2 NEWS ABBYISAACS JOINS US FROM LIGSTREET WHERE IT HAPPENED.THIS IS ALL THATBLUE AGAVES PARKLET... THECRASH HAS NEIGHBORINGBUSINESSES WORRIED ABOUT THEIRPROPERTY AND THE LOCALCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WORKINGON NEW PROTECTIVE BARRIERS.

Ohman this is insane ARESTAURANT PARKLET LEFT IPIECES 5-6 NATS FROM CRASHAFTER A CAR PLOWED INTO BLUEAGAVES OUTDOOR SEATING AT FUSPEED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

Idonanyone I guess SAMI TABET OWNSBYBLOS RESTAURANT ACROSS THESTREET.

HE HAS HIS OWN PARKLETAND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OFAN EFFORT TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWNAFTER HOURS SO THIS DOESNHAPPEN AGAIN.

When it comes tospeed is when there is notraffic.

LIKE WHEN THIS CRASHHAPPENED..

4 30 AM.

BALTIMOREPOLICE SAY THE DRIVER LEFT THECAR AT THE SCENE AND RAN OFF..POLICE SEARCHED THE AREA BUTTHEY WERE NO WHERE TO BE FOUNDSO THEY HAD THE 2007 CHEVROLECOBALT TOWED.

ABOUT A MONTHAGO& A SIMILAR SEARCH IN THISNEIHGBORHOOD AFTER SOBO CAÉPARKLET WAS DESTROYED BY ACAR.

IN THAT INCIDENT, THESUSPECT DROVE OFF, AND ALLSOBO CAÉ COULD SAY TODAY WASTHAT A SUSPECT HAS BEENIDENTIFIED.

Weconcerned about safety acrossthe board CATHY ROSENBAUM ISTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFFEDERAL HILL MAIN STREET.

SHESAYS THEY ARE ALREADY LOOKINGTO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DODIFFERENTLY TO MAKE THESPARKLETS MORE SAFE.

Concretebarriers instead of waterfilled barriers.

It could betraffic flow changes.

It couldbe putting more on the sidewalkI mean theredifferent ways to do it andthathat we are working withmultiple city agencies at thesame time to really come to anagreement and make it happenROSENBAUM SAYS THEY ALREADYHAVE SOME FUNDING SO CHANGESSHOULD BE ABLE TO HAPPENPRETTY QUICKLY& AT A TIME WHENTHESE RESTAURANTS ARE RELYINGON OUTDOOR SPACE..

WITH THEINCREASED SOCIAL DISTANCINGRESTRICTIONS.

Itlifeline for many of ourrestaurants.

During this time,if we donbe a big struggle ROSENBAUMSAYS BLUE AGAVE HAD ALL THEPROPER PERMITTING.

RESTAURANTMANAGEMENT DID NOT WANT TOCOMMENT.

IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION ABOUT THISINCIDENT, CALL BALTIMOREPOLICE.

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