A few weeks back, this grocery store set out these plant racks that essentially blocked the walkway, except for a small strip running parallel to the curb (only one person at a time could pass through, as you can see).
At that time, I helped a senior lady who was using a walker to get through it, because she could have easily fallen off the curb if the wheel slipped over the edge.
So I let the store management know that it was dangerous and they needed to give people more space.
Today, I noticed that they put a skid down, completely blocking the narrow path.
This forces people to walk between the plant racks, which is even more narrow. Coupled with the fact that some of the plants are put on the ground (lazy customers??), so you actually can’t pass without some major maneuvering.
Someone at the store surely must realize how bad of an idea this is. Or is doing it out of spite.
And to make matters worse, behind where this photo is taken is plenty of open space to put those plant racks. I know this because there used to be a bike rack, but it was removed and never replaced… 😡
I personally think your response to the issue being raised is exactly why America is a total dump that will never be able to have nice things. You’re literally shutting down someone’s criticism of the functionality of the public spaces in their everyday life because you don’t think it’s a big deal. But it’s the laziness of things like this that actually make America a shitty place to live. It’s an epidemic of poor decisions with regard to how much placement of things inconvenience others. This was clearly a poorly planned implemention of selling a ton of plants out front of the store. Someone raised the issue. But you. You decided to shut them down for it because they should get over it. There are bigger issues. Yeah fair enough I guess but also you’re enabling shitty design and things will only get worse when there’s folks like you that accept garbage and tell anyone who complains about it that they’re crazy for saying anything about how it’s garbage. /rant
What are you talking about? Obstructions and heavy foot traffic after plentiful in populated areas everywhere in the world. The US has fantastic accessibility. You’re inventing a story of strife that just doesn’t exist 🤣