PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — In an effort to keep St. Petersburg accessible to residents and visitors alike, 13 new wayfinding stations have been placed along Central Avenue and the downtown core. 

Joe Zawaski owns two businesses at this spot in the 600 block of Central Avenue.

"Because there had been a kiosk here. There was one of the old ones. It was much larger. Had the brochures in it," Zawaski said. "It just all of a sudden was gone, one day."

The concrete was busted up and the new wayfinding station was installed.

But the sidewalk around it wasn't replaced in a timely manner, according to Mary Mcalpine-Long. She works on Central and wrote me about the problem.

"Over two months ago the City of St. Petersburg started installing this new information sign. They never completed the work and left the sidewalk like this."

It's not only a dangerous situation, it is an eyesore on one of the busiest blocks in downtown St. Pete. 

I reached out to the city for help, and the next day crews were out fixing the sidewalk.

Cheryl Stacks, St. Pete's transportation manager said "It's kind of a by-product of construction that sometimes things take a little while to get them resorted and it's a little inconvenient, but we were glad that we were able to that fixed and resolved this morning."

As I cruised around downtown the other wayfinding stations I encountered were all complete. The only other needing repair was here on MLK South of Central. 

I asked Cheryl specifically what is the best way for residents of St Petersburg to report issues with the sidewalk or road surface that need the city's attention. She says the SeeClickFix App is the best.