Status Updates From Sidewalk Nation: The Life a...

sorry but i’m boredddddd

Supreme Court on zoning constitutionality: “[they] called [the] apartment buildings “parasites” that “take advantage of the open spaces and attractive surroundings created by the residential characteristics of the district”, “monopolize the rays of the sun” and bring traffic and “disturbing noises” that “deprive children of the privilege of quiet and open spaces for play””

I audibly gasped

Main thesis: Cities and town should have a Department of sidewalks. Like the Dept of Transportation is in charge of roads.

This guy admits to collecting both anecdotal and empirical evidence of sidewalk use but he rarely clearly states which he is using to build his current argument. “These sidewalks once again saw fairly little use” okay so are you staked out for 24hrs watching the sidewalk yourself or is this based on business foot traffic or…?

The New York (state and city) examples were interesting, and now I want to know if Baltimore has any SIDs or BIDs— maybe the harbor?