Again those rising chargers do not aleviate the problems for wheelchair users or blind/partially sighted people where the footpaths are very narrow.
Surely as disabled people ourselves, we should be looking to eliminate barriers to getting around for disabled people, not potentially trapping them by increasing ‘street furniture’, particularly on narrow footpaths.
Perhaps a solution could be to put the chargers onto mini-chicanes jutting out into the road every so often. Yes, they will reduce parking spaces accordingly and they must be low enough (and not high up a kerb) so that disabled motorists in wheelchairs can access them. But also just high enough that vehicles don’t knock down the chargers down when manouvering.
At least that would keep narrow footpaths clear and usable for disabled pedestrians.