Lay-bys cut into sidewalk space to permit room for vehicles to load and unload or drop off and pick up passengers. Supporters say they improve traffic flow. Critics say they eat into public space, endanger the disabled and do not further the city's commitment to pedestrians and cyclists.
"Lay-bys are designed for cars, not for pedestrians, not for cyclists," says Shawn Tracy, president of the Bay Corridor Community Association. "There are a growing number of them. Once one establishment gets a lay-by others will want them – it sets a precedent."
D: Funny. The order of events is as follows. Before:
1) park car
2) walk there using sidewalk
After:
1) lose sidewalk
2) use lay-by
3) explain that parking/walking is not practical.
This sort of thing will snowball!
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