So I went today to Beirut Souks and noticed the above sign all around the district. It turned out the management did not only ban airboards but also skateboards, scooters, bicycles, and balls as well.
I was all for banning airboards since everybody was annoyed at them, and I also understand if everything else was also prohibited inside the shopping areas in order not to disturb the clients. However, the space next to Cosmocity and Starbucks is all empty and people enjoyed taking their kids there for some fresh air and outdoor fun. So it’s quite weird to ban all kind of activities in that area especially that everybody is winning… I mean Beirut Souks is attracting a lot of people especially on weekends just because kids can play there, the restaurants and coffee shops are happy with the additional customers, and Beirut By Bike on L1 is making a fortune renting all those scooters! So the ban doesn’t really make much sense now and I hope it gets reconsidered…
Anyway, it’s worth mentioning that the new policy doesn’t seem to be enforced yet because kids were playing with their airboards and scooters as usual today and the security guard did not even bother warning them.
