I love not having sidewalks!

[Anonymous]

We moved this spring from a house in FCC with a sidewalk to one in Vienna without. And this morning it dawned on me that I won't have to shovel a walk. Which is great. Not that everyone on my old block did ...

[Anonymous]

Agree with PP who likes to shovel. Grew up in New England- we had to shovel huge driveways, walkways, and roof from time to time. It can’t imagine worrying about a sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

It’s not that big of a deal. Geez.

[Anonymous]

I love our sidewalks and our community. Everyone is so friendly and really looks out for one another.

[Anonymous]

Imagine wanting to live a car-centric lifestyle because you may need to shovel once or twice a year. What a price to pay.

[Anonymous]

It also keeps the riffraff out of the neighborhood, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually hate that there are no sidewalks in our neighborhood, but not having to shovel one after a snowstorm is a small consolation.

For some reason in my sister's neighborhood with sidewalks, people only stop and look when they reach the road. So we have to treat every driveway like a mini intersection where the driver isn't looking. They don't consider pedestrians because they think the sidewalk and cars are unrelated but they are.

I much prefer my unsidewalked neighborhood where people look out for pedestrians in the road

That’s an interesting take I hadn’t thought of. I can see that in low density areas it might be safer that way - possibly because pedestrians are more visible in the street than on a sidewalk. But there’s surely a tipping point where the traffic increases to where sidewalks and controlled crossings are necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop being so lazy. Having sidewalks makes a neighborhood more safe for pedestrians, and walking is one of the best (and free) exercises a person can do.

Lazy is good. Shoveled sidewalks are dangerous; they become slick with small bits of packed snow that trip up careless walkers. Shoveling creates an "attractive nuisance" that makes owner liable for slip and fall damage to pasersby.
Better to make people walk over rugged snow pile if they want to walk.

Let the snow fall and melt. This isn't Minnesota.

[Anonymous]

I would never live in a neighborhood without sidewalks. You look poor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop being so lazy. Having sidewalks makes a neighborhood more safe for pedestrians, and walking is one of the best (and free) exercises a person can do.

Lazy is good. Shoveled sidewalks are dangerous; they become slick with small bits of packed snow that trip up careless walkers. Shoveling creates an "attractive nuisance" that makes owner liable for slip and fall damage to pasersby.
Better to make people walk over rugged snow pile if they want to walk.

Let the snow fall and melt. This isn't Minnesota.

Sounds like someone doesn't know how to shovel. If you actually remove the snow they're not slick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop being so lazy. Having sidewalks makes a neighborhood more safe for pedestrians, and walking is one of the best (and free) exercises a person can do.

Lazy is good. Shoveled sidewalks are dangerous; they become slick with small bits of packed snow that trip up careless walkers. Shoveling creates an "attractive nuisance" that makes owner liable for slip and fall damage to pasersby.
Better to make people walk over rugged snow pile if they want to walk.

Let the snow fall and melt. This isn't Minnesota.

It seems that not a day goes by without some idiot playing at being a lawyer on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually hate that there are no sidewalks in our neighborhood, but not having to shovel one after a snowstorm is a small consolation.

For some reason in my sister's neighborhood with sidewalks, people only stop and look when they reach the road. So we have to treat every driveway like a mini intersection where the driver isn't looking. They don't consider pedestrians because they think the sidewalk and cars are unrelated but they are.

I much prefer my unsidewalked neighborhood where people look out for pedestrians in the road

???
They stop and look when they turn.

If someone is behind a car, it shows in the rear view before they start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not that big of a deal. Geez.

Well if you're super lazy like OP it is. They felt so strongly this needed an entire thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop being so lazy. Having sidewalks makes a neighborhood more safe for pedestrians, and walking is one of the best (and free) exercises a person can do.

Lazy is good. Shoveled sidewalks are dangerous; they become slick with small bits of packed snow that trip up careless walkers. Shoveling creates an "attractive nuisance" that makes owner liable for slip and fall damage to pasersby.
Better to make people walk over rugged snow pile if they want to walk.

Let the snow fall and melt. This isn't Minnesota.

You think compacted ice is better than a shoveled sidewalk? Are you from Florida?

I can't believe how big of a deal people make shoveling sidewalks - it's really not difficult and doesn't take long if you have a semblance of knowledge of how to do it. No fancy stuff needed.

[Anonymous]

Yep. shoveling snow, mowing your lawn, etc. It's just exercise god forbid. Why would you avoid exercise?