Last night my husband and I decide to go and eat at one of our favorite restaurants on Park Lane.

Being that it was such a lovely evening we choose to eat outside and enjoy people watching during dinner. I was horrified to see how little the parents paid attention to their children who thought of Park Lane and the new Bioswale (open drainage pit with environmentally friendly plants) as their own play ground.

We saw children climb down into these and run around, throw rocks and pull at the plants all the while the parents occasionally looking over at them but not doing anything to stop it. People seem to have forgotten that with the beautiful new pedestrian friendly look of Park Lane, there are still cars going down the street.

We saw children running back and forth across the street and people just strolling down the middle of the street. The drivers are looking for parking spots to open and not children or pedestrians crossing in front of them without looking.

Bioswale fall protection does not appear code complaint. If we had that type of condition at our house we would have to provide regulation railings. Beyond that, it is a dangerous situation. I can only imagine someone who is distracted, crossing the street and trip and fall into one of these and get badly hurt.

These unintended consequences will lead to a law suit against the city and could cause a severe enough injury to change someone’s life forever. People should keep in mind that even though Park Lane’s appearance has changed, there is still traffic on the street.

Barilyn Weaver, Kirkland