Robert Selsam: “All the attention to and fuss over bike lanes has obscured a bigger issue affecting the public rights of way, namely the use of our sidewalks.
“Manhattan sidewalks have become so congested with tourists and locals (officials estimate a 13% increase since 2007, according to reports) that it has become increasingly difficult to rely on walking to get where you’re going. Tourists, who often lack experience walking, do not realize that for us natives, this is a critical mode of transportation. We depend on it not just to stroll leisurely around, but to actually get from place to place. Also, some of us admittedly do not abide by simple rules of courtesy.
“To remedy these problems, the following Pedestrian Code of Conduct is proposed….”
(via Twin City Sidewalks)
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