Re: “A ‘both/and’ solution for safety at Gas Works Park” (Nov. 24, Opinion):
I as soon as climbed the economic constructions myself, greater than 40 years in the past, once I was a mechanical engineering scholar on the College of Washington. Even then, it was off- limits however irresistible.
The constructions are corroding and it wouldn’t be cost-effective to take care of them. They may by no means be made secure and can succumb to gravity finally.
How about tear the entire thing down and change it with an inventive rendition that gives the identical aesthetic however is maintainable and in addition encourages individuals to soundly benefit from the stair climb and views whereas additionally studying a bit concerning the workings of the unique tools?
Kenneth Benham, Lynnwood
