tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post1797248757470509174..comments2023-05-31T09:03:34.365-05:00Comments on Trailer Park Paradise: Yet more things which have no possible downsideSabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-29459100955497240482012-07-13T23:30:47.865-05:002012-07-13T23:30:47.865-05:00One problem with revitalizing the East Side is tha...One problem with revitalizing the East Side is that every time the City of San Antonio (or a private interest) proposes something they run into resistance from the residents. It seems that no matter what idea is floated it's not a "good fit" for the neighborhood, or something like that.<br /><br />Who wants to invest in an area that doesn't want you?Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-56609961039435420102012-07-01T21:39:53.920-05:002012-07-01T21:39:53.920-05:00Portland's pretty strange...cool, yet strange....Portland's pretty strange...cool, yet strange. Portland also has a VERY user friendly public transit system to use between the breweries. <br /><br />Hey...if it get's you guys a Voodoo Doughnut's, then it's worth the other sacrifices.greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282685892329599436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-27189874371507322592012-07-01T21:27:08.955-05:002012-07-01T21:27:08.955-05:00Sounds like a chicken or egg problem. No one comes...Sounds like a chicken or egg problem. No one comes in because it's (perceived) not safe. And it'll stay that way until it's cleaned up. <br />You know, they say you can find anything on the internet but that's not always the case. Funny you have one stat making it sound not so bad (16/20 rank) then the sixteen arrests a day is crazy.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308508527876711401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-43725278268945666552012-07-01T19:37:32.443-05:002012-07-01T19:37:32.443-05:00Me trying to think this out makes me think logical...Me trying to think this out makes me think logically, the people who might gather at a microbrewery are not the type that cause many of our DUI problems. In short, just me stereotyping, it would seem that the guys who are on their fifth DUI tend to drink lots of Busch or Jax. <br /><br />Of course, I'm wrong. Not that we don't have a lot of drunks getting there with cheap beer, but I'm pretty sure that one of the stops of that wrong-way police killer was the Flying Saucer. <br /><br />In the end, the AT&T Center and a new high end place to drink isn't going to fix the problem with the east side. The problem with the east side is, people who have the money to revitalize the area by doing touristy things there are afraid to visit after dark without the protection of SAPD's finest directing traffic on every corner.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752379587655151211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-45820116718727695352012-07-01T14:11:45.492-05:002012-07-01T14:11:45.492-05:00Y'know, I figured I'd have no trouble answ...Y'know, I figured I'd have no trouble answering that question. I was wrong. Turns out Googling "(city name) dui rate" turns up more lawyers than anything else. <br /><br />I found one thing that ranked SA 16 out of the nation's 20 largest cities for DUI arrests (which isn't necessarily a good indicator of actual drunk driving, especially if you factor in that most other states have DUI checkpoints & we don't) and another thing that ranked us as the 5th-drunkest city in the nation. Neither contained links to source material. Comparison is made worse by the fact that most source material on the 'net only breaks it down by state, not metro area.<br /><br />I <i>did</i> find this article from last year that says our drunk driving arrests have been increasing for years, but again it raises the question of whether the problem is getting worse or enforcement is getting better: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Suspected-drunken-driver-rear-ends-police-officer-1331973.php<br /><br />The 5,769 figure for 2010 means almost 16 DUI arrests a day, and other info indicates that there's about one person killed a week in an alcohol-related wreck.<br /><br />I <i>can</i> say, though, "At least we're not Indianapolis," where they seem to have a real problem lately with their <b>police</b> driving drunk.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486966764162127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15034156.post-87393822977787831852012-07-01T12:41:31.204-05:002012-07-01T12:41:31.204-05:00Just out of curiosity, does SA have a higher rate ...Just out of curiosity, does SA have a higher rate of DUIs than other cities around that size?peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308508527876711401noreply@blogger.com