July 15, 2013

“You can smoke pot, but you can’t exercise”

Denver prohibits group exercise in parks and open spaces..

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  1. I may have to guerrilla-install signs like that in Stanley Park so that maybe I can take a birdwatching walk up Cathedral Trail without multiple packs of joggers running by, disturbing the peace with their stomping and multiple shouts of “On your right!” as they pass. At least the pot smokers and sex cruisers are relatively quiet in comparison.

  2. The key issue is commercial use of the park space.
    I doubt a pick-up game of soccer in the park – which, inherently, is played “in a group” – is an intended target.
    In Vancouver, commercial activities that require park permits include wedding photography and movie filming. The question is whether it would be prohibited outright, or whether a fee and permit (so as to manage use of the space) would be required. An outright prohibition seems extreme.
    That sign, does, however, look suspect as it does not cite a municipal by-law/ordinance.

  3. I agree with Edward and ‘Guest’. These commercial exercise groups are a bane here in inner Sydney (Aust.). They are noisy, intrusive, and monopolise space that needs to be available in a high density mixed-use area like ours for quiet and sedentary (or noisy and active) spontaneous recreation, and for kids’ supervised play.

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