Adventures In Pedestrianism: Episode I

As a constant pedestrian (I've never owned a car and am not fit enough to manage the surrounding hills on a bike with much success), I've noticed an awful lot of construction happening that disrupts sidewalk traffic. The church going in on 7th and Tacoma, whichever [Girl's Name] Heights Prium is finishing up on 6th, and all the hoopla surrounding Wright Park redevelopment.

Anyway, I ran across this little gem on G, approaching Division, heading toward the grocery store:



For those of you who don't know that intersection, or at least what it looks like now, here's the aforementioned other side:



Hrm. I guess they ran out of the "SIDEWALK CLOSED. You're shit out of luck, asshole!" signs.