To the editor:

If St. Louis can build an arch, starting at two locations and meeting within less than one thousandth of an inch 630 feet above ground, Lawrence should be able to build a multistory building straddling the present city library. While building on city-owned property, why not build a multi-story parking garage over the existing parking lot, between the city library and the senior center?

Covered pedestrian “catwalks” could be built from a higher floor level of the garage to the west over busy Kentucky Street and end up at the Lawrence Aquatic Center. The second elevated pedestrian walk could be built to the senior center and across busy Vermont Street.

This construction process could save taxpayers money by building on city-owned land, providing much-needed parking space at the north end of downtown, making it safer for children to cross Kentucky Street, providing better access for seniors into the senior center and providing a safer way to cross Vermont Street.

George Lauppe,

Lawrence