Tag Archives: Mobi-Mat

Pic Of The Day #1864

The Mobi-Mats are out. Summer must be here! (Photo/Tom Lowrie)

Pics Of The Day #1549

Last night’s Longshore sunset … (Photo/Patricia McMahon)

… and across Gray’s Creek at Compo Beach

(Compo photos/Paul Delano)

Pic Of The Day #1249

Enjoying the beach, thanks to Mobi-Mat (Photo/Lauri Weiser)

Pics Of The Day #1125

Four beaches, six scenes:

Old Mill sunrise, this morning (Photo/Ted Horowitz)

Another early view of Old Mill (Photo/Roseann Spengler)

Old Mill, from Hillspoint Road (Photo/Patricia McMahon)

Sherwood Island State Park, from Burying Hill (Photo/Nico Eisenberger)

Canal Beach (Photo/Gene Borio)

Compo Beach (Photo/Patti Brill)

Compo Beach Is Open, And Ready For Westporters …

… but are Westporters ready for Compo?

(Photos/Amy Schneider)

Pic Of The Day #864

Mobi-Mat at Compo Beach (Photo/Larry Silver)

Turning The Tables

Westport’s Parks and Recreation Department and Commission have done an admirable job improving South Beach.

The alcohol-allowed-but-no-glass-please section of Compo Beach was always a favorite spot for cookouts, picnics, sunset-watching and walking.

This summer, the extension of the walking path from the cannons made it much safer. The addition of new barbecue grills eased the crunch for choice spots. The rollout of a Mobi-Mat enabled folks with mobility issues, strollers, even heavy ice chests to reach the water’s edge.

Parks & Rec has done even more at South Beach. But many beachgoers may not be aware of exactly what it all entails.

Picnickers love the new round tables, placed close to the parking area:

They look great, they’re comfortable, and they’ve got a nice, modern design.

That design is not by chance. Here’s a view from the other side. That open area is specially created, for people using wheelchairs.

(Photos/Bruce McFadden)

Note the new nearby grill. It’s adjustable — and handicap accessible too.

The concrete pad in the foreground makes for easier access for wheelchairs, and others with limited mobility.

Many people with disabilities use the new tables and grills. I’ve also seen them occupied by groups in which no one has a disability.

That’s not their fault. They probably have no idea what the new equipment is designed for.

And there may be more of these tables and grills than there are people who’d like to use them.

Perhaps there could be signs on the tables and grills: “Designed for use by our neighbors with disabilities.”

I’m sure they’d still be used by non-disabled folks. But maybe they’d be the last ones occupied — not the first — on those days when everyone (including those with wheelchairs) wants to enjoy our wonderful, beaautiful beach.