Taking Urbanism Extra Seriously
by Tony Chavira
Workmen were so determined to put down double yellow lines that they hoisted a woman's car into the air and painted them underneath.
They then replaced the vehicle the other way round - complete with a parking ticket.
Sally Baker left her Peugeot 206cc on Little Quay Street in Manchester city centre because the road had unrestricted parking.
I guess when you have the lethal combo of needing to get the job done, needing to alert the public and just needing quick cash for local government right away, lifting and ticketing someone's car is the smart way to get the job done.
Besides, the world needs fewer cars on the road. [insert comedy drums here]
At least two other cars - a BMW and a Mini - were also lifted up by a truck as the lines were painted on Little Quay Street and Atkinson Street, just off Deansgate.
Sally, a 39-year-old accountant from Urmston, said: 'I parked on Little Quay Street having looked carefully for any parking restrictions in place.
'To find out that the council moved my car, without my permission and then placed it on to double yellow lines they had just painted is disgraceful. 'I suggest they close the road prior to putting the restrictions in place.'
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