Bikes, games and walkers share the road with cars and trucks as part of Open Streets
Open Streets began in March when a small group of streets -- generally adjacent to parks -- was closed to vehicles for part of the day. As March became April and now May, more streets have been added to the list. One of the streets is a portion of my street.
During the week the sidewalks and parks haven't been crowded, but come the weekends and the nicer weather, there are crowds. The program on this stretch just started on Wednesday and the street hasn't been crowded, but as the weather continues to get nicer I'm expecting more people enjoying the extra space. It's been particularly nice to see kids riding bikes -- lots of training wheels -- and playing games.
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| My view first thing this morning. It was a beautiful day to be out and walking. We're going outside tomorrow, too, and we'll be visiting Riverside Park. We'll also be doing our first giveaway in quite awhile. I hope you'll stop by. As ever, thanks for visiting my little corner of the world. Take good care and wash your hands! |
9 comments
How nice to have some out of door time for children. I love seeing the pretty blue sky in the photos.
what a great idea. nice to see. hope the weather stays nice for people to enjoy. stay safe.
A wonderful idea and I love the pictures you have shared. Have a lovely day. Mildred
It is nice to get outside and breathe some fresh air. Great idea to close the streets for people to get some exercise while staying safe! Enjoy your day dear friend, HUGS!
Brilliant! Lester Holt shared something similar being done in Tampa. Instead of sitting around bemoaning the situation and each other, I love how city leaders are arriving at these out-of-the-box alternatives.
We are finally getting decent enough weather to stay outdoors and read and sit by the river near our mill apt. I haven't read or heard of any similar street closures here in Nashua, NH, but agree this is a great idea to get folks outside and distanced as well. Enjoy your weekend outing as well and will look forward to the photos in a future post, BC.
It is so nice to see things getting back to normal! slowly but surely.
Have a great day.
Sue
That's just hard to imagine as the big city! How nice to have some of the streets to enjoy for awhile! Take care!
Thanks for the photographs - nice to have some of the streets to enjoy for a while.
All the best Jan
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