Comments on: Sidewalk Etiquette http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/01/09/sidewalk-etiquette/ A civil engineer's perspective on transportation and sustainable infrastructure Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adron http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/01/09/sidewalk-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Adron Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:08:34 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=731#comment-74 Nice entry. In Portland we rarely have sidewalks so busy as that of a large city. But there are times, that this comes up. Portland has a completely odd, and sometimes confusing, sidewalk process. People mostly tend to follow a left/right sidewalk approach, but there are many who just sort of float here and there. Then of course, this is exascerbated by the politeness and passive aggressiveness of Portlanders. Both a nice thing, and an annoying thing to deal with. Rarely does someone assert themselves and tell a "blocker" to be respectful and stand aside. That's where my Mississippi upbringing kicks in and I demand some respectful behavior. Fortunately, it really doesn't happen much. ...anyway, as this comment is odd, so in Portland, and so is most of our sidewalk ethic. :) When are you going to visit ole bridge/stumptown city here in the western US? You could always grab a ride on the Canadian, or drop into the US and ride the Empire Builder! :) Nice entry. In Portland we rarely have sidewalks so busy as that of a large city. But there are times, that this comes up. Portland has a completely odd, and sometimes confusing, sidewalk process.

People mostly tend to follow a left/right sidewalk approach, but there are many who just sort of float here and there. Then of course, this is exascerbated by the politeness and passive aggressiveness of Portlanders. Both a nice thing, and an annoying thing to deal with. Rarely does someone assert themselves and tell a “blocker” to be respectful and stand aside. That’s where my Mississippi upbringing kicks in and I demand some respectful behavior. Fortunately, it really doesn’t happen much.

…anyway, as this comment is odd, so in Portland, and so is most of our sidewalk ethic. :)

When are you going to visit ole bridge/stumptown city here in the western US? You could always grab a ride on the Canadian, or drop into the US and ride the Empire Builder! :)

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