gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭<p>As a native of <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>—not a transplant—whose family has lived in NYC for over a century, I have a thing to say about this. </p><p>The reason we treat our <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/sidewalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sidewalks</span></a> like highways is because we treat our streets like highways.</p><p>Get rid of the fucking cars. There would be plenty of room for strolling, if not for the fucking noisy <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/idiotboxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiotboxes</span></a> taking up too much space and <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/polluting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polluting</span></a> the air.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/BanCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BanCars</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/WarOnCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarOnCars</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/PedestriansFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PedestriansFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/DisabilityAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/PublicTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransit</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gothamist.com/news/how-to-walk-like-a-new-yorker-a-holiday-guide-for-both-tourists-and-locals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gothamist.com/news/how-to-walk</span><span class="invisible">-like-a-new-yorker-a-holiday-guide-for-both-tourists-and-locals</span></a></p>