A day time view of the city entrance

This view shows the dilapidated wall by the bridge over the East-Dry River upon entering Port of Spain via South Quay.

Can you see the pavement, or what should be the pavement? I always get upset in my nation's city which I spend most of my waking hours, because I work there! I love to where heels and pretty high ones but they always get damaged walking on these jagged,uneven pavements. So I resort to flats and occasionally "Piper Clarkes." So why can't this be fixed you may ask. Your guess is as good as mine. Hall and Barrett, 2012 further explains that there are economics arguments in light of conservation of an urban space. Will there be economic benefit in fixing this wall or pavement? To the planners apparently its no! This area is usually routed by vehicular transport and maybe footed by residents of the surrounding Piccadilly and NIPDEC Car park areas.

 It may seemed a little farfetched but it did occur so its worth taking a look at. The above video extracted from YouTube, shows a young lady being swallowed by a pavement in China. If we neglect our city and distance ourselves from what Jane Jacobs describes a new urbanism "walkable city" we may have this event occurring. Governments need to consider pedestrians and vie for a Greener City with less cars. If pavements are overlooked and not maintained they will begin to collapse; maybe an accident is what the state and planners are waiting for so they will have the impetus to preserve the transport routes for pedestrians.