Rick posted earlier on rubber sidewalks and there is now one ready for inspection on 6th and Cushing SW, westside Oly.

The sidewalks are under two large trees that survived the ice storm of winter 96-97. So the placement is appropriate, will be interesting to see how the rubber panels respond to the tree roots over time.

My honest first impression? I don't like rubber sidewalks. But eventually probably I'll get used to them. They don't feel right, they are sort of spongy and strange. They aren't quite like rubber used for playgrounds, less give to them. But there is a big transition from walking on cement to rubber. And possibly I'd like the rubber sidewalk better if all the sidewalks were rubber, to have just a patch of rubber amidst cement doesn't seem to work.

I am curious about how animals will react, anyone have a dog out there that they can walk across the sidewalk and see how it responds? I can easily imagine a dog refusing to walk on it, or deciding that the sidewalk needs to be properly marked. Which might make the now light colored surface take on a yellowish tone.