Issues
A-boards put out by local businesses to promote themselves are widespread in central Bath. They present issues for many disabled people acting as a source of unexpected collisions for people with sight loss and obstructions for people with mobility impairments, especially when placed on narrow, crowded footways.
Opportunity
Other cities in the UK, such as Leeds, have been able to eliminate the use of A-boards. A total ban prevents businesses being able to gain competitive advantage by placing A-boards in progressively more inconvenient places. A city-wide standard for bluetooth beacons could provide much of the benefit of A-boards for local businesses without the disadvantages to disabled people.