@Rebi Unfortunately, Wayspots are not allowed in areas where there isn’t any safe pedestrian access, like a sidewalk or dirt path. Being there is vehicle traffic on both sides of the street, this could be a hazard for those trying to play at the location.
I also find the Samonte Park sign at the roundabout to not be safe to access for pedestrians, so it may get removed in the future. Just don’t want you to be surprised by that.
It looks like there’s no safe pedestrian access but this road is not a main road network and an integrated part of the park. You can also freely cross and stay at the island to access the memorial.
Further, the other lane of the road (right side) is declared as a “no car zone”. Pop-up shops and stores are set-up there. I’ll take pictures later.
While Samonte Park is in a roundabout, there’s pedestrian access there and you can actually go up the monument. I’ll also take pictures here later.
I’m not questioning its permanence. Plaques like these (aimed to be read but on the middle of the road) are too common and frustrating. Is the example not permanent too (I assumed it was)?
Is this like a night-market type of thing or like the Calle Crisologo pedestrian-only arrangement? Either way, I’m curious to see how NIA would respond with this info.
I can see that these have spaces for pedestrians to hang around (the rim of the obelisk, shown in Google Photos). For further context, this is an on an islet.
It’s similar to a night market but they are present all day so more similar to Calle Crisologo. The stores/stalls are not permanent because they tend to change depending on the season or what the city wants to feature. Here are some photos with a few markings.
For the Samonte Park Monument, yes there are spaces for pedestrians and people can actually come up to the monument and stay there. Further, while this is designed as a roundabout, it’s not being used as such because the space is too small.
Here are some photos, with people actually hanging out in the area and at the top of the monument.
