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7 Classic Sidewalk Blunders

This is great stuff, from http://sidburgess.com/classic-blunders-of-sidewalkdom/. Check out the site, and send in photos if you have any!

Who Goes There?


Nonexistent sidewalks help with population control.

The Disappearing Act

sidewalk ends
If you ever find yourself in this situation, turn around.

Neighborhood Skatepark


Moms, buy strollers with very big wheels.

The Gesture

It’s the thought that counts.

Missing In Action

Roundup anyone?

The “What The?”


Caution, stare at this picture long enough and you can actually lose intelligence.

The Obstructed and Narrow

Narrow sidewalk by Philly Bike Coalition.
There is nothing righteous about this.  I think the fence is there to hold on to.


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Posted: Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 08:30
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5 Comments

  1. We’ve got better sidewalk skateparks than that in Houston! Check out Mandell south of Bissonnett some time.

  2. Thanks for cross posting! You have a great looking blog here guys. Keep up the good work!

  3. I’ve never seen “The Disappearing Act”, but the others seem like the norm rather than the exception in Houston, sadly.

  4. And if you’re a wheelchair user, the aggravation factor increases exponentially.

  5. Have you seen the “sidewalk to No where” on the NEW Wainerdi (Cambridge) bridge across Braes Bayou. At least there are million dollar decorations to make cyclists and pedestrians more at ease.

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