These bumpers are marketed for steps, too.  At my old job we ordered some but they had not been installed the last I knew.  Another solution that we had to pursue was getting an official prohibition from the city so that the police could do something besides scold.  Faced with initial opposition from one of the city fathers, this took about 18 months and a lot of pressure from the advisory board.  No sense listening to staff.  The most amusing incident in this regard was when my boss decided to chat with the young men.  As head of parks & rec. he was very proud of his skate board park. The youngsters expressed their unfavorable opinion in no uncertain terms. He came back looking rather stunned and informed us of their pronouncement.  Our response was that we could have told him that.


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From: "Tom Meighan" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Trouble
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:16:44 -0700

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<I am having a lot of problems around the gallery with skateboarders,
mountain bikes, etc etc>

Tom,


This is a little off-subject: I have always heard from my boyfriend that his friend's dad made a whole bunch of money by creating little bumps that go on short plaza walls, etc, that skateboarders like to bounce off. Who knows if that is true, but maybe small bumps of the type placed on walls that skateboarders like to use would solve some of the problem. I have noticed them on business buildings downtown here in Missoula before. I could probably explain better with a drawing than trying to write about it. They're little half-spherical things bolted down, on the tops of knee to hip-high walls, etc.

 

Hope this may be of some help.

Valerie

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Valerie Schafer
Executive Director
Garnet Preservation Association
3255 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 329-3914

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Valerie Schafer
Executive Director
Garnet Preservation Association
3255 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 329-3914

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