PLANTERS! But can something REALLY prickly get planted to prevent inappropriate "deposits?"

New Planters on the North side
of South Walker St.

 RantWoman has this apparently quaint expectation that she should be able to walk unimpeded from the back door of her building to a bus stop a mere block away.

RantWoman calls this a quaint expectation because the sidewalk and the adjacent street seem to look VERY appealing to people who need to park random vehicles, do inexplicable bicycle repairs and generally strew the details and accoutrements of their daily lives all over the sidewalk. 

Actually, RantWoman is being diplomatic and is deliberately not attempting in-depth analysis of what else goes on.

This is a long and sordid story and sometimes RantWoman has to vary her route to the bus stop if she cannot clearly tell that the sidewalk is passable. Needing to vary an intended route is doubly irksome because RantWoman lately has suddenly over the last several months been dealing with ARTHRITIS.

Anyway, RantWoman is VERY excited today to see brand new planters installed.

RantWoman will ask around but hopes that tending the planters are someone's Adopt-a-Street project because they WILL need regular attention.

RantWoman will also be thrilled if the planters get filled with something extremely prickly, like rosemary or ...to reduce anyone's temptation to make the sort of disgusting deposits that turn up when people do not have proper bathroom facilities.