Here's a look at the progress on the expansion of the sidewalk on the Elm Street side of Bethesda Row, between Arlington Road and Woodmont Avenue. With the wider sidewalk, there will be more space for outdoor dining, as well as for pedestrians. New pavers have been installed on a significant portion of the block. The project has been underway since late August 2023.
This is actually a great move.
ReplyDeleteThe new awning looks cheap and quickly slapped together. Bet the little things they have hanging on the wires fall apart by the end of the year.
ReplyDeleteSerious question from a NYC transplant living in downtown Bethesda for 7 years: How come no one walks to the right on sidewalks? Doesn't matter the age, race, gender, nationality, political persuasion... absolutely NO ONE walks to the right. I've had people look me in my eyes as they walk wrong-sidedly nearly directly into me. I'm 6'-4", 230lbs, and I'm on the correct side of the sidewalk, I ain't moving, sorry.
ReplyDeleteI've taken to saying loudly "Walk to the right!" which I admit is sketchy behavior, but so is being completely inconsiderate.
Is walking to the right only a thing New Yorkers learned in elementary school, is it not global?!? I mean you all DRIVE to the right, can you not make the connection?
Rant over, thank you for listening.
5:24 You need to get over any sort of idea of 'convention' or 'polite order' or 'system.' It's about the Individual: everyone is free here to do anything and get anything they want! It's part of the "new order," which is to say 'no order.'
ReplyDeleteWhat about losing all the parking on that side of the road? parking in Bethesda just got worse!
ReplyDelete5:24 PM They are all British transplants.
ReplyDelete5:24: I grew up in NYC suburbs and the lived in very urban Philadelphia. The obliviousness and coldness is noticeable.
ReplyDelete@5:24 I agree. It is maddening that people don't understand this simple courtesy. I also hate when 2 or more people are walking abreast of each other across the entire walkway and only move out of my way at the last second when I refuse to try and squeeze around them.
ReplyDelete@6:31 AM You must be referring to GEICO employees at lunch break.
ReplyDelete@5:37 AM The city of "brotherly love" has morphed into the city of "neighborhood hoodlums"
ReplyDelete8:44: Philly is a tough city. However, the regular people are much more polite and friendly than the Bethesdians. IE when I was visiting a few years back and got turn around, someone was like
ReplyDelete"Can I help you find something?" Nicer folk. When I lived there on a real working class street, people looked out for each other. I did not find that living in Bethesda.
@9:46 I feel the same way about NYC vs Bethesda, people are much friendlier in NYC. People regularly talk to each other in grocery stores, smile on the subway, etc. where in Bethesda people in my OWN APARTMENT BUILDING won't even smile or say hello on the elevator. I find it a very unfriendly place to live, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your assessments match this survey:
ReplyDeletehttps://theblackandwhite.net/40070/news/bethesda-ranks-second-snobbiest-city-in-the-us/
Thanks for the update. It looks like it will be a nicer place to both walk and eat and great for the neighborhood. Any update on a timeframe to completion? I can't find one anywhere.
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