Town Square Tiles To Be Replaced
Apr 4, 2008 16:01 - 2 Comments
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From the “Thank You About Time” department, the City has announced that the tiles in the walkways at Town Square by Gifford’s and Five Guys are going to be replaced.
Perhaps you will recall a Photo Of The Day from back in February titled “Slippery People.” It was by Rockville Central friend Eric Jensen and featured the really, really slippery tiles pictured at left.
Soon, these ceramic banana peels will shuffle off this mortal coil, according to the City:
Beginning April 7, and lasting for approximately two weeks, tile work will take place in the pedestrian vias at Rockville Town Square. The “vias” are the walkways that connect the parking garages to the Town Center Plaza. The parking garages, all retail outlets and restaurants will remain open during construction. Additionally, pedestrian access will be maintained from the garages to the plaza.
Completion of work is expected by Thursday, April 24.
FRIT (Federal Realty Investment Trust) has hired a contractor to complete the tile work, which is necessary because the tiles become slippery when they are wet. The tiles that are in place will be demolished and removed at all three locations. A new and safer natural stone material will then be installed.
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I remember that, and it reminds me “FRIT” is not ‘slippery’ in some other language as somone wondered back then when Eric posted it. That would be Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owners/developers/managers of Town Square.>
I also hear they will take out the bike lane and posts on Gibbs so onw can get around a delivery truck.
I’d like to see the escalator removed as no one really uses it. It needlessly melts icebergs (contributes to global warming) and increases the expenses for FRIT. How do they recoup? Pass it on to the stores. Who gets it in the end? The patrons, meaning you and me.