Hanging No More: Stop Sign Fixed, Scaffold Collapse Candidate Not So Much

The system works in one tiny case. Or, at least, the laws of coincidence do. We featured this "Hanging Stop Sign" at N. 9th and Wythe a couple of weeks ago. When we swung past the other day, we found it had been dutifully repaired, even if it's a little low. No such luck with the nasty scaffolding outside 70 N. 9th Street. It's still in an awful state, with hanging metal, and looks like either gravity or a nice breeze could bring pieces of it down at any moment. Our advice: Walk on the other side of the street.