Half Picnic Table

The picnic table debate is warming up within the walls of number 37. And so the search for a happy compromise is on. The pleasant seating area in question is largely for symbolic purposes to signal to drivers that they dont own the roadspace, but also to be used now and then for social purposes. However, creating too attractive a honey-pot for loud late-night conversations is the hazard. Choices on areas for young people to hang out and not have to spend money or be moved along are very limited, so there's reason to anticipate that the existing BCR noisy nighttime natter might gravitate towards the picnic table.

Then again, there's plenty of reason to anticipate that it wont.

So in recognition of these two possible futures, here's a half-picnic table concept that might just douse the sweet smell of social nectar enough for it to be happily tolerated by those inside, and indeed, embraced.

Not everyone villifies teenagers, In fact, some of us love them and are happy to know they're enjoying themselves. So long as we can get a decent night's sleep. Dont forget, three speedbumps would create disturbing noise all through the night, with no recourse to stop it!