Main Street, USA - 2
Continuing on yesterday's subject...
Richard commented on the narrow width of the sidewalk. The Champs Elysées it certainly is not, but I would say it is typical for a small town main street in our country.
How wide are the sidewalks in your town?
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Ours are probably at least twice this wide but not as clean swept!
In Providence ours' are about the same size, but not as clean.
ha ! we have broad sidewalks, very broad but no one walks on them. there's no place to walk. All occupied by pavement shops. Things are cheap. good for me.
Is that a fountain with drinking water outside the shop?
Fascinating....a pulsing cosmopolitan centre of sophistication...but no people, lot's of cars and no congestion, no litter bins and no litter. No smoke. It's all too sweet to be real. Are you teasing? ;-)
Nice shot. It is a remarkable example of shops that I have seen in your state. Almost always a delight.
Living in Paris, I guess I'm disqualified for an answer to your question!
"Your" street certainly looks calm (nobody around?), clean and nice!!
Isabella, the downtown area seems quite lush. In New Orleans you have areas of very wide sidwalks and most with width's like these. I really think its a function of the foot traffic that urban planners expect. In high traffic areas, you can afford to invest in those expansive sidewalks. Personally, I prefer the lushness and friendliness of these.
Such an attractive street. Love the trees - and what a nice clock.
Pavement widths vary in Menton - non-existent in the Old Town as you know, plenty wide enough in the main part but also we have many pedestrian streets where cars are only allowed pretty early in the morning to make deliveries and that's it. Those are very wide, of course.
Love the colours in this street.
Where is everybody? Oh wait, I see the clock, it's lunchtime.
I like what chuckeroon said. In Torino sidewalks may large like this one or terribly narrow in the historical city. By the way in the centre of the city there are many... How do you call THIS? Arcade?
What a beautiful street, Isabella! All around are beautiful, tidy and clean! It would be nice to stroll there during much of the day!
As narrow as these ...the harsh summer sun keeps people indoors or in cars ....guess, we dont need them wider than that.....
....in these parts :)
you have a very nice blog! I can't wait to visit Naples! I'll be thinking of you when the snow starts here in Boston :)
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I take it back, this is way swankier than Sarasota ;)
We don't have any sidewalks in my village. That street is certainly nice and, as someone said, really clean looking.
looking at this street photos I am totally amazed. Its such a paradise!
But why are the streets empty?
Sidewalks here are usually around the same size as on your photo. Of course at some places you can find wider, or narrower but this size is pretty common here.
Isabella..what about your Prague plans? When will you move?:)
To me, this is a sad part of American life. We drive our cars everywhere and rarely walk.
One thing I dislike about Florida, at least on the east central Atlantic coast, is that it IS NOT bicycle friendly. Everyone seems to be living in a NASCAR fantasy or something when out in their cars and there are very few bicycle lanes. Bummer.
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