tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635378064432634097.post162708913033856340..comments2023-10-14T03:38:22.430-04:00Comments on The Arsenal of Exclusion & Inclusion: SIDEWALK SITTING BANDaniel D'Ocahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717554381633201971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635378064432634097.post-5950900923912806442012-09-05T11:57:38.104-04:002012-09-05T11:57:38.104-04:00Stumbling across this article I am reminded of a t...Stumbling across this article I am reminded of a trip to London around 1975 or so. I used to walk everywhere and loved it. Unfortunately shoes back then were not generally so comfortable for women, and my feet would ache something awful as a result of mid-height heels and absolutely no padding. I remember planning to sit on some steps for a few minutes to catch my breath and relax my feet when a London policeman told me to "move along." I suppose he made an unfortunate assumption about why a woman might be there, but he didn't even speak to me to learn that I was an American tourist with money to spend and exhausted from doing just that. It didn't make a good impression. I didn't feel welcome, that's for sure. That I understood what he might be thinking did not make me feel any better. Sometimes a thing like police presence can cut both ways on the exclusion and inclusion scale. Better police training would have helped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635378064432634097.post-7795849975347009752012-04-25T12:26:10.420-04:002012-04-25T12:26:10.420-04:00Although I do disagree with the sit/lie ban, you c...Although I do disagree with the sit/lie ban, you cannot site NYC as a model for the PNW. Comparing the bustling sidewalks of Manhattan to those of downtown Seattle is futile - the two are completely different in terms of scale, density, and overall patterns of usage. I think alot of that Manhattan density keeps the squatters at bay. Contrast that to downtown Seattle's sidewalks which are often deserted. Encounters with sidewalk squatters can be rather unsavory when you're the only person walking on the sidewalk.Landscrapernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635378064432634097.post-73402448470276293482012-04-24T16:51:19.663-04:002012-04-24T16:51:19.663-04:00I agree, if not in NYC, why anywhere else?I agree, if not in NYC, why anywhere else?Ajlounyinjurylawhttp://www.ajlounyinjurylaw.com/manhattan_injury_lawyer.htmnoreply@blogger.com