{"id":2232,"date":"2007-08-25T11:28:46","date_gmt":"2007-08-25T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2013-01-21T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:00:48","slug":"sidewalk-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/08\/25\/sidewalk-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidewalk Etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/inconduit.com\/gal\/june_23_2006\/col1492.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bert Archer has written an interesting article in the <em>Globe and Mail<\/em>&#8216;s Toronto section about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20070825.WALK25\/TPStory\/\">ins and outs of sidewalk etiquette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He points out that it is becoming more of an issue as our sidewalks get more crowded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Until recently, sidewalk etiquette wasn&#8217;t an issue in Toronto. Urban sprawl made sure that our congestion was limited to the Gardiner and the Don Valley Parkway and that our mostly narrow sidewalks were sufficient for the number of people who used them.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since the current condo boom began a decade ago, our downtown has been straining under the foot traffic &#8212; and so has our civility. As the city core gets more crowded, and adds more and more amenities to draw us out onto the streets, we need to adapt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To me, of course, it is great that we even have to think about this problem &#8212; it is a sign of a successful city that there are lots of people on the sidewalk. I was actually excited when I first encountered the term &#8220;pedlock&#8221; to describe the situation in New York&#8217;s Times Square. It also means that pedestrian issues are starting to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>But it does also mean that we have to think about how we behave on the sidewalks a little more consciously, to make sure they continue to be welcoming, safe and easy to use.<\/p>\n<p>Archer ends his article with a few basic sidewalk etiquette pointers. I provided a couple of suggestions to this list, but I would love to have our readers add their own insights. What are key issues for you regarding sidewalk etiquette? Do you have a suggestion for some guideline we should follow in a particular situation? Do you have a positive or negative experience that demonstrates a particular lesson?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to end on a positive note &#8212; with one area in which sidewalk etiquette has hugely improved over recent decades: dog owners stooping and scooping. When I was a kid, you had to always be looking at the sidewalk to avoid dog droppings when you walked. It&#8217;s simply not the case any more &#8212; I can walk confident that there will not be dog-do waiting for me on the sidewalk, despite living in a neighbourhood with lots of dogs. It shows that elements of sidewalk etiquette can become second nature to almost everyone if we make a concerted effort about it.<\/p>\n<p><em>photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/indonduit.com\">Adam Krawesky<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bert Archer has written an interesting article in the Globe and Mail&#8216;s Toronto section about the ins and outs of sidewalk etiquette. He points out that it is becoming more of an issue as our sidewalks get more crowded: Until recently, sidewalk etiquette wasn&#8217;t an issue in Toronto. 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