I'm pretty sure those are not collapsable and while humans can walk around them, patios can't. It looks to me like these might prevent large patios from being built but I hope I'm wrong. Weren't the collapsable poles supposed to be located at the top (Front) and bottom (Esplanade) of the street, to prevent cars from driving on it? (going from east to west) I thought they were there to block off the street from cars, during the summer and allowing cars in during winter. I guess we'll just have to be patient and see what happens. With all the new restaurants and patios on Market Street and in The Berczy, on Church Street, this whole area is going to become one huge dining/drinking area. The Distillery is also becoming quite the restaurant/drinking area and more new restaurants are on the way, there as well. I saw one new place being built recently, with a massive wooden chandelier, that looked quite cool.