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The Midway Pub, which is nearly ready to open on Flat Shoals Avenue in East Atlanta Village, built a big, wide, nice sidewalk out in front of their space (as required by the city), and they sure do like it. Or, at least, they sure to like to park on the sidewalk and block pedestrian access in our pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.

Last week I came across a guy there who not only thought parking on the sidewalk was a swell idea, he made a real jerk of himself when I confronted him about it (as I was trying to walk by with my eight-month-old daughter). Buzzers didn’t all appreciate my approach, but save for a couple of edge cases, the group agrees that parking on the sidewalk shouldn’t be tolerated.

Then today I’m driving around, roll past The Midway Pub and see this:

Somebody working at The Midway Pub thought it would be a good idea to block the entire sidewalk with their Lexus SUV (with Henry County tags - I guess they don’t have sidewalks down there).

I’ve got a suggestion for Carsten Green and the guys at The Midway Pub. If you want to be welcomed in East Atlanta, don’t do things like block the sidewalk with your cars. It’s not the right foot to start out on.

On EAV Buzz: The Midway Pub folks sure like their sidewalk and Just don’t park on the sidewalk, man

UPDATE: The Lexus moved not too long after I posted this; apparently to make room for the giant SUV that needed to park on the sidewalk.