Tag: pedestrians

  • This Is Why It Takes Forever To Walk Anywhere In The City In The Rain

    This Is Why It Takes Forever To Walk Anywhere In The City In The Rain

      UMBRELLAS. It’s because everyone is carrying umbrellas.   A normal sidewalk is like a stream, and its pedestrians like fish. Foot traffic hinges on the ability of walkers to blithely slither past each other, faster fish weaving and bobbing through schools of slower fish.   Umbrellas, though.   A cumbersome umbrella can double, even…