worst practices
2nd June 2008

A selection of photos from some of the most unwalkable environments I've ever seen. From Atlanta unless noted otherwise.

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Buford Highway- Atlanta; because the hill is so steep, pedestrians can't even walk on grass the way they can on other sidewalk-less blocks of Buford Highway (despite the fact that there is an immigrant-dminated area with lots of pedestrians)
Buford Highway- Atlanta; because the hill is so steep, pedestrians can't even walk on grass the way they can on other sidewalk-less blocks of Buford Highway (despite the fact that there is an immigrant-dminated area with lots of pedestrians)
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Dunwoody- another
Dunwoody- another "no walking" residential street since the shrubbery prevents you from walking on the grass and the hills are too steep to walk on anyhow
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East Cobb - a synagogue that looks like some sort of industrial park
East Cobb - a synagogue that looks like some sort of industrial park
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Gates Mills - suburb of Cleveland. Note that in the absence of sidewalks and lawns there is really no place to walk (as is true for many photos below)
Gates Mills - suburb of Cleveland. Note that in the absence of sidewalks and lawns there is really no place to walk (as is true for many photos below)
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Jacksonville (LaVilla)- neighborhood near downtown that was torn down to build vacant lots
Jacksonville (LaVilla)- neighborhood near downtown that was torn down to build vacant lots
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Jacksonville (Mandarin)- a library with no continuous sidewalk, and on a cul de sac yet.  You would think the city would let people walk to a library of all places...
Jacksonville (Mandarin)- a library with no continuous sidewalk, and on a cul de sac yet. You would think the city would let people walk to a library of all places...
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Jacksonville (Mandarin)- another condo with no place to walk
Jacksonville (Mandarin)- another condo with no place to walk
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Jacksonville (Mandarin)- Bike Lane of death, wedged between two high speed lanes on a eight or nine lane street (San Jose Blvd.)
Jacksonville (Mandarin)- Bike Lane of death, wedged between two high speed lanes on a eight or nine lane street (San Jose Blvd.)
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Northside Parkway- Where you would walk if you were crazy enough to walk from the nearest shop to my family's houses in Northside/Mt. Paran area
Northside Parkway- Where you would walk if you were crazy enough to walk from the nearest shop to my family's houses in Northside/Mt. Paran area
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Northside/Mt. Paran residential street
Northside/Mt. Paran residential street
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Northside/Mt. Paran residential street
Northside/Mt. Paran residential street
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Northside/Mt. Paran- a part of Atlanta where trees go up to the street so you can't walk in grass, and you shouldn't walk on the street because cars go 40 mph
Northside/Mt. Paran- a part of Atlanta where trees go up to the street so you can't walk in grass, and you shouldn't walk on the street because cars go 40 mph
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Northside/Mt. Paran- an unwalkable street near an elementary school
Northside/Mt. Paran- an unwalkable street near an elementary school
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Northside/Mt. Paran- my old elementary school
Northside/Mt. Paran- my old elementary school
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Vinings apartments- note the complete lack of accomodation to the pedestrian
Vinings apartments- note the complete lack of accomodation to the pedestrian
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Vinings residential block- Atlanta suburb, another
Vinings residential block- Atlanta suburb, another "no walking" area
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