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in reply to @pervocracy's post:
That reply fills me with many emotions and opinions, some of them probably legally actionable
It's the most beautiful crystallization of Smart Boy Liberalism because it's just the fence with extra steps
but?? train tracks are dangerous?? they shouldnt be on them??
I mean if paving over the path is an option is walking on the grass that big a problem in the first place
Without the path it might get muddy and be a slip-and-fall hazard or cause erosion? That's about the only real problem.
Yeah then I stand by this being largely a non-issue in the first place, because then why wouldn't you just take the existing paved path. Adding a concrete path fixes erosion in the way that drinking bleach kills germs
It's called a Desire Path, basically when the path to a popular destination is so preferable to the paved way that people will frequently cut through grass to save a substantial walking distance.
This eventually causes a path of dead grass that more or less directly indicates "hey, a lot of people would specifically like to walk this path because it's really convenient." Paving it does open it up to more bikes and wheelchairs, especially during rain.
I think what might be overlooked is the question of "why are people choosing to cut through the grass instead of using the sidewalk?". It's most likely to get to something or maybe to just cut a corner save some time. In the case of this perspective, it's clearly to get to something. So why not just make a path if there's so many people who are willing to just walk through the grass instead?
i like how even in the edited image the person is still walking on the grass because the arrow doesn't do jack shit
Having seen photos of starbucks islands in the middle of far too many roads, and heard people talk about car dependency. I'm not even sure there is enough sidewalk in america for this to be a counter-argument.
If the problem IS just a, what's that called its like "desire trail" or something
Fence is dumb as hell, but so is being mad at "there's a path 1 foot to your right and left"
Everything is dumb as hell.
You have to follow the rules or you'll get in trouble. :(
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