In some places here in Sweden, restaurants with sidewalk tables have an extra “lane” for pedestrians installed in parallel over the side of the street, like a protected boardwalk
Eh its hardly a one size fits all case. These companies employ and pay community taxes as well as a host of others. If it is feasible they should be allowed to do this. Get rid of the parking after 5pm and put out seating. Sidewalk is free and there is extra space.
Tbh I love when restaurants have huge outside patio, courtyard spaces.
We can get rid of the parking spots and put the side walks there while ahopa can use the space outside their shop for whatever they see fit. It’s good for communities to have people out and doing things, not just shoved away inside somewhere.
Get rid of the parking, sure. Extend the footpath/sidewalk into that space, sure.
But the footpath/sidewalk outside their shop is publicly-owned, it’s not private property.
Will the shopkeepers commit to keeping clean and tidy?
Will they commit to maintaining it (cracks in concrete, trip hazards, etc), or is that still the council’s job?
I don’t think they should get to use it for free, or without some sort of commitment to maintain it.
Extra free floor space. Or do those cafes and restaurants pay some sort of permit fee?
Because I hate pedestrian bottlenecks caused by cafe tables on the footpath. Even worse when groups of tourists stop walking right there to stare at the menu and discuss whether to have lunch there or somewhere else. Move aside, please. Not all of us are on holidays.
Fuck these people. Sidewalks are for fucking walking, not for extra space for your stupid fucking restaurant.
“I’ll just take over the entire sidewalk with tables and chairs!” - Asshole
In some places here in Sweden, restaurants with sidewalk tables have an extra “lane” for pedestrians installed in parallel over the side of the street, like a protected boardwalk
In my village in France they close the main street in the evening and weekend for restaurants and bars to put their table there.
I love it
Eh its hardly a one size fits all case. These companies employ and pay community taxes as well as a host of others. If it is feasible they should be allowed to do this. Get rid of the parking after 5pm and put out seating. Sidewalk is free and there is extra space.
Tbh I love when restaurants have huge outside patio, courtyard spaces.
They ahould put them in the middle of the street
I agree with pedestrianisation too
We can get rid of the parking spots and put the side walks there while ahopa can use the space outside their shop for whatever they see fit. It’s good for communities to have people out and doing things, not just shoved away inside somewhere.
Get rid of the parking, sure. Extend the footpath/sidewalk into that space, sure. But the footpath/sidewalk outside their shop is publicly-owned, it’s not private property. Will the shopkeepers commit to keeping clean and tidy? Will they commit to maintaining it (cracks in concrete, trip hazards, etc), or is that still the council’s job? I don’t think they should get to use it for free, or without some sort of commitment to maintain it.
Extra free floor space. Or do those cafes and restaurants pay some sort of permit fee?
Because I hate pedestrian bottlenecks caused by cafe tables on the footpath. Even worse when groups of tourists stop walking right there to stare at the menu and discuss whether to have lunch there or somewhere else. Move aside, please. Not all of us are on holidays.