Meet People Where They're At

There's a shopping center I sometimes walk to for lunch. It's been there long enough that it doesn't have a sidewalk (before city ordinances required sidewalks I imagine). A few years ago, a mixed-use complex was built next to it, complete with a sidewalk that ended right at the boundary of the old plaza. This new sidewalk has resulted in a path of trampled grass as people (like myself) walk to the restaurants in the old plaza. Today on my way to get some "Italian food" (it's America, nothing is authentic here), I was greeted with a new gravel path at the end of the sidewalk. The path had been placed to line up with the curve of dead grass and perfectly connected both plazas. ↑ I didn't have a camera on me, so enjoy this detailed sketch done on my Palm Pilot It seems like a small thing, but it surprised me. Just a week ago I remember wondering to myself how long it would be until a "stay off of grass" sign appeared. Instead, I was treated to a rare instance of people's needs being…