[someone123]

So let's imagine you're sitting by a gate in the airport with a nice window looking out at the airplane you're about to board. They have a crane supporting one of the wings and a crew of maintenance people are frantically duct-taping the wing to the fuselage of the plane. Somebody goes up to the desk to complain and the attendant says apologetically that duct tape is their only option because the flight has to leave in 10 minutes.

This isn't about the concrete vs. asphalt issue. The root problem is that the sidewalk has been so poorly maintained for so long that it needs patching. The fact that there's no good solution at this late and sorry stage does not absolve those whose responsibility it was to properly maintain this obviously important street. I hope this problem pushes the city to do what it should have done a couple of years ago.