A short walk from my apartment there is a pleasant neighborhood park. However, for the past several months work has been underway to do a complete renovation.
They have nearly completed redoing the walkways through the park with paving stones. However the running paths next to them have not been replaced and in some places are a muddy mess.
The basketball courts are closed for renovation.
The cement sidewalks around the perimeter of the park have been torn up and are being replaced with paving stones. Although it might look nice when completed, I question how long the paving stones will last as opposed to cement.
A large portion of the torn up sidewalk remains unfinished. The paving materials were piled up along the side, but on the sunny afternoon that I was there, no one was doing any work.
The biggest problem is that on Thursdays a "tianguis" or weekly outdoor market is held around the perimeter of the park. For weeks the vendors have had to set up their stalls on the dirt amid the construction materials.
I was talking with the vendor from whom I buy avocados each week. I said, "¡Qué desastre!". (What a mess!) He complained that they have been dealing with the dirt and mud for weeks. And he said that during the week he sets up his stall at two other locations where similar construction has been going on at snail's pace.
It seems that the city government, in its zeal to spruce up the city before the World Cup, has bitten off more than it can chew!
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