Again, lovely sense of space down at the Prom. And below, just some of the reasons that this space is inaccessible to my mum, as a pedestrian with arthritis, even though it’s just a 12 minute walk from where she lives #streetsareforpeople

So to get to the prom from where she lives, you need to get down this slope - the slope is a problem in itself (it is steep, and could be made much more gentle), & this path is for cyclists too. We cyclists but this isn’t great.

This is the top of that slope. So you need to get through this puddle to get to the top of that path.

This is very nice but there are no benches here. There are no benches on this 12 minute walk. (There are benches are the prom, if you’re able to get there by some means.)

Loads of leaves on the path. Most pedestrians are walking on the road as it’s safer.

And the road is a long enough one. There are traffic lights at the top in the distance here but that’s it - no speed bumps, no pedestrian crossings, nothing.

Very pretty and good for birds etc but not good for pedestrians

Dodgy pavements and tricky curbs.

And then at the top of this road she’s need to get across this major intersection. The quickest way, for sone reason, has no pedestrian lights, despite taking pedestrians into the line of turning traffic with very poor visibility. (Also lots of puddles today.)

The safer option might be crossing three sides of thus junction, but if I can’t be bothered then guaranteed it would be a real pain for her.

And then you know pavement parking.

And that’s just some of the reasons, and that’s the end of our niche but I suspect pretty universal story of an inaccessible public space.

(Written in haste, obv.)