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Opinions on Bin Positioning on the Sidewalk
Q4. Please tell us your thoughts on the way the newly designed garbage / recycling bins are positioned on the sidewalk.
Like them / No problems
Too tall / too wide
Poor Positioning
Obtrusive / Crowds sidewalk
Blocks pedestrians / motorists sightlines
Well positioned
Focused more on advertising than waste disposal
Blight on streetscape / eyesore / visual pollution
Don’t like them / Get rid of them
Blocks sightlines of streetscape / store fronts
Top Mentions
Among Total Sample
Includes comments like:
•Difficult and dangerous to use both sides of the bin;
•Poorly positioned (general mention);
•Bins should be parallel rather than perpendicular to pedestrian traffic;
•Bins are so large that they cannot be positioned well; and
•One side would be overused while the roadside would be empty.