Local media have reported more than once about Shanghai residents' constant complaining about the shortage of places to exercise and play sports in the city. In response Jake DeBrusk Bruins Jersey , the local sports authority has made an effort to create more athletics and exercise facilities around town.
That effort has not been without controversy. Local media recently reported about a running track that the government recently installed on a sidewalk near the intersection of Yan'an Road Middle and Ruijinyi Road in Jing'an district.
It's an unusual place for a running track. The track emerges out of a small park just southwest of the intersection. It follows the edge of the sidewalk on Ruijinyi Road north to Yan'an Road, then loops around to the other side of the sidewalk and continues south for about 150 meters.
Before hooking back north to the park, the track cuts across the sidewalk a few dozen meters or so in front of the stairs leading to the pedestrian bridge over Yan'an Road. This means that any pedestrian using the bridge has to cross the track. And this is an area heavy with foot traffic. It's far from an ideal spot for running.
According to a poll on sh.qq, 48 percent of respondents thought the track obstructed the sidewalk and 21 percent thought it was unhealthy to exercise due to the vehicle exhaust from the nearby street.
One can reasonably assume that the track won't be a popular exercise spot. And if people don't use it Charlie McAvoy Bruins Jersey , public funds spent on it will be wasted.
By the end of 2014, the sports authority had built 9,432 community fitness venues, 355 playgrounds Tim Schaller Bruins Jersey , 264 running tracks, 117 gyms and 34 swimming pools in the city. This year, it plans to install 50 more running tracks and build 50 community sports grounds with lighting systems.
However, it seems that the authority didn't survey Torey Krug Bruins Jersey , investigate or release statistics about the utilization rate of these facilities. Instead, it just continues to build new ones.
Although the sidewalk exercise track might not be typical, it is reasonable to suppose there are other facilities that the public is not fully utilizing because of the lack of research and investigation into the location or type of facility.
It would help if residents in each area had more of a say in the location and type of sports facilities being built in their neighborhoods. After all, the shortage of sports facilities won't be fixed if they don't meet the practical needs of residents.
A possible reason why the authority installed the track in such an impractical location was because it had a target to hit - specifically David Krejci Bruins Jersey , a target for the number of new sports facilities it had to build.
The sidewalk running track is an extension of a 318-meter track that was built last November in the adjacent park. According to a report by the Shanghai Morning Post, officials had been racking their brains to find more space for additional sports facilities. Someone must have had the idea to take advantage of sidewalk space. By occupying the sidewalks, the sports authority extended the length of the park's track to 450 meters.
The reason why the authority has been so keen to build more facilities, even if they aren't useful Danton Heinen Bruins Jersey , is likely because its performance is judged on whether it hits its targets, which are usually based on quantity, not quality.
So while officials are improving their performance evaluations by building more public facilities, residents are having their tax dollars spent without doing much to improve their quality of life.
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