Poppy Plaza

[outoftheice]

In regards to the issue of skateboarders at Poppy Plaza, I have to say that since they have planted the trees amongst the benches this week I have not seen any more people skateboarding through the plaza itself. The one feature that I question is the 'curb' that runs along the part of the pathway underneath the bridge. They have installed wood planks along the top of the pathway side of the curb. A large amount of this wood has already been damaged as it seems like the curb is the perfect height for skateboarders to try their tricks on. I'm surprised that they did not make this curb another foot or so higher as doing so probably would have eliminated 99% of the damage from skateboarders and would have also created a proper height to allow the curb to become a comfortable area to sit and allow people to reflect on the quotes written on the steel panels. Right now people just stand randomly on the pathway to read the quotes and force bikers, joggers and roller-bladers to dodge them last minute.