re: #67 Belafon

The “before” pictures I recall seeing had lawn in the centre running all the way to the hedged-in borders. There was (and probably still is) a colonnade running around the outside of Rose Garden but to get in to the lawn area and see the flowers from the garden itself requires feet, not wheels.

I’m not disabled myself but a long time back when I was younger and fitter I was peripherally involved in helping out folks with disabilities, including pushing wheelchairs. Lawns, sand and gravel were a pain in the butt to deal with. I had more sympathy for the alt.pave.the.earth folks after my experiences.