I'll edit my responses here...
A small anecdote here: I read a few days ago that apparently, Alzheimer's patients get their daily routine and circadian rhythm knocked around by this policy
Edit 2: It's funny how people are talking about time, as if this were my 2nd post of discussion on why time measurement is bullshit, on my account...
Some memorable replies here:
another point is that it's probably not great for animals with a strong internal clock
Do not make me get up an hour earlier I will fucking cut you.
On the other hand it is nice the park is open later but have you considered just adequately lighting the park bike paths?
it's bad and we should commemorate the inventor with a public toilet
the amount of time in the day doesn't change. someone could utilize later start times to sleep and stay up later, even!
The time in the day does change. If you become free at 4 rather than 2 then you have two less hours that the sun is out
you 'had' them in the morning they did not go away
But the morning hours are less usable
according to what? people sleeping in, working out, eating full breakfasts, they enjoy their time doing that. just because something doesn't occur to you doesn't mean it's incorrect