People in my neighborhood are generally great about shoveling but often miss the ends of sidewalks - the critical (if you have wheels or unsteady legs) ramps into the crosswalk. Sometimes even when people do get those ends the plough comes through and barricades them and then they don’t get cleared again. I’m on a corner and years of stroller pushing have made me scrupulous about getting my ramp. I have older neighbors and one of the dearest things I ever saw was one of them going out with a shovel to clear ends of sidewalks on their route first so his wife post knee surgery could safely walk their dog. But also, it is crazy how people will zealously be out with their snowblower and just stop at the end without doing the ramp off as if nobody goes further than back and forth on their own block
Yes! Why do people miss the corners? My theory is the people with the big snowblowers don’t actually care about clearing the sidewalks, they just like using power tools. (Or some people have just literally never walked anywhere in their lives?)
The greater metro area where I live has finally extended the bus lines (Awesome!) However, the bus is running down a major turnpike with no sidewalks or pedestrian accommodations for 5+ miles. I would like to do a guerilla project where we leave simple wooden benches for people to sit on at the stops. It is depressing seeing people stand for long periods of time waiting for the chronically late bus.
People in my neighborhood are generally great about shoveling but often miss the ends of sidewalks - the critical (if you have wheels or unsteady legs) ramps into the crosswalk. Sometimes even when people do get those ends the plough comes through and barricades them and then they don’t get cleared again. I’m on a corner and years of stroller pushing have made me scrupulous about getting my ramp. I have older neighbors and one of the dearest things I ever saw was one of them going out with a shovel to clear ends of sidewalks on their route first so his wife post knee surgery could safely walk their dog. But also, it is crazy how people will zealously be out with their snowblower and just stop at the end without doing the ramp off as if nobody goes further than back and forth on their own block
Yes! Why do people miss the corners? My theory is the people with the big snowblowers don’t actually care about clearing the sidewalks, they just like using power tools. (Or some people have just literally never walked anywhere in their lives?)
Doing these good deeds often changes the behavior of other people and they join in. It might take a while.
The greater metro area where I live has finally extended the bus lines (Awesome!) However, the bus is running down a major turnpike with no sidewalks or pedestrian accommodations for 5+ miles. I would like to do a guerilla project where we leave simple wooden benches for people to sit on at the stops. It is depressing seeing people stand for long periods of time waiting for the chronically late bus.
Absolutely love this! I hope you go for it!