Friday July 23,2009 we took a trip to Fairmount park to explore the pedestrian accessibility of Kelly drive. As we were viewing we can see that pedestrians along with bikers and skaters have to be alert because of the lack of space. People on feet have to be aware of the oncoming traffic of bicyclist. As you can see in the picture above(google image) the walking path is very narrow. Our group had to walk in a basically single file line. Several signs were also telling us to walk in single file. We also had to alert others in the group that stumbled a little out of the line that bikers were coming at excessive speeds. It was very incovenient to us. In addition there were no bathrooms for us to use but one porta potty. That is not very good because some people might be phobias. And others like me don't want to use it because thousands of others in whom we do not know have used it and left their germs. Everybody knows plastic holds germs. I think to improve this park they should add cabins that contain bathrooms and food courts for pedestrians convenience. These cabins should be located about 1 to 2 miles apart. That's also more jobs for those who don't have one. Also they can cut half of a street lane into a bike lane and extend the walkway. This would make kelly drive safer for pedestrians and more cmfortable to visit.
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