Invalid wayspot: Lowell Free Library

  • Wayspot Title: Lowell Free Library
  • Location (lat/lon): 37.436455,-122.146511
  • City: Palo Alto, CA
  • Country: US
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The door the the library opens up onto the street, so users of the library have to stand in possible traffic.

Reference:

Granted, that street has traffic calming bollards present, but that just makes it into a cul-de-sac.

It certainly faces the street so you would have to stand there.
However the long term bollards show there is no through traffic here. There is enough space for a bike to safely pass but not a car. So although standing on the street to access the books in this instance it looks safe and it has been there for over a decade.
The bench where you clearly would sit with your feet on the street is deemed safe. And indeed a pleasant place to sit.
This old view even had a temporary bench on the street.

Thanks for the appeal, @nexushoratio We took another look at the Wayspot in question and decided that it does not meet our criteria for removal at this time.

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Yes. That’s why in my OP I included:

Granted, that street has traffic calming bollards present, but that just makes it into a cul-de-sac.