Downtown dogwalkers = poopyheads

No one can argue that the Kansas City Public Library isn’t one of the coolest places in the city. That’s partly because of the majestic building itself, a century-old marble bank rehabbed to glory in 2004. The library’s also cool because of the massive Community Bookshelf sculpture along the south side of the award-winning parking garage. And then there’s this excellent use of the space between that garage and the sidewalk:

Providing such amenities is a great way to encourage people and their pets to live downtown! Especially when there are fun and witty details like this little pretend fire hydrant just for dogs:

All anyone asks of urban dwellers is that they please pick up after their dogs.

But, aw, jeez, it looks like a lot of dog walkers aren’t doing their duty.