Fix It's - Signage and Parking Needs

For years, well, now over a decade, I've been easily irked by the lack of signage, starting with barrier breaching warnings.  That's a lost cause, been trying for too many years, so I won't even bother.  No one cares.  Anyone interested can search the blog in upper left corner for "barriers", to read my many, many rants.

Last week, I over heard some people snickering at Jaguar.  People are going to be jerks no matter, but why is there no sign explaining what happened to Tikal's tail?  I Tweeted @ the Zoo immediately and said there needs to be a sign...  I'm still waiting.  Maybe next week.

Part of what gets me going is that the Zoo for some reason can not make signs on the spot.  They got computers, color printers and laminators, but just can't figure it out.  

I met a cool couple this week.  Enjoyable to talk to people who get things.  Both natives, like myself, and also been coming to the Zoo their whole life.  They love the Zoo, but can see the issues.  They mentioned that a group was knocking on the glass at Fossa.  There needs to be a sticker sign not to.  It took two years after I told the previous Deputy Director we need No Howling signs at Wolves.  Hopefully Violet doesn't have to wait that long.  More than an hour later, when I visited her, she was still pacing the window line.  I've never seen her doing that.

A Chronicle article from April 30, 2024, noted about the permanent closure of the south end of Great Highway next year.

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-great-highway-closed-to-cars-19431219.php

Seeing Supervisor Myrna Melgar's name, reminded me of her notation in the Chronicle's April 17th article about the Zoo.  The Zoo is in her District, yet she had no comment to offer, other than to ignorantly and selfishly say,...  she 'welcomed the news about Pandas coming to the Zoo'.  ... “I definitely see the benefits for the Zoo and for the City,” Melgar said. “I hope that the Zoo puts its best foot forward.”

So, yet another person who apparently has no interest in what goes on at the Zoo, in general, or what taking on Pandas before taking care of the Zoo's current Needs first, would do to the Zoo.  I'm getting really sick of people having no care for the Animals that already live there.  

Additionally, Melgar seemingly knows nothing about the Zoo, not even the neighborhood logistics.  She noted (about the eventual Great Highway closure), the Zoo is building a "new entrance around 47th ave".   Doesn't she know the existing entrance is on Sloat?  Yes, around 47th, but its on Sloat and, already there.  There is no space for a " new" entrance, just making one of the entrances into an exit.

The Zoo, should have changed the Sloat entrance to two-way years ago.  Every winter it pisses me off that the back exit that leads to Great Highway is open to unsuspecting visitors.  When it rains, the only road out gets flooded and at times the water is deeper than most cars should be driving through.  I drove through it once, that's how I know.  It didn't feel safe for my car.  Thankfully it was fine, but still, people should be warned.  I've seen the Sloat entrance, also be an exit when needed, so there is no reason when that road floods, for people to be forced to drive through it, potentially damaging their cars. Here's an idea, since this reconfigure of the exit is going happen at some point, the Zoo needs to just fix it now.  Or at least before winter.

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