via gothamist.com
Everyone complains about waddling gangs of tourists blocking the sidewalks of this fair city, but nobody ever does anything about it (beyond unleashing the occasional barnyard noise or cane swipe). Until NOW. As you can see from this photo, taken at 22nd Street and Fifth Avenue, some disgruntled local pedestrian has taken bold action to separate those of us taking care of business in this town from those who just come to marvel, slack-jawed and staggering, at our panicked, bug-eyed dynamism. Now we just need a lane for strollers and people who text while walking, and we'll be all set. [Via The Awl]
I think maybe four lanes per sidewalk would do the trick. Cellphone North/North/South/Cellphone South (or East/West as the case may be). If talking on a cellphone while you drive makes you the equivalent of a drunk driver what doesn't it do the same to you walking>
