> A pedestrian path that goes a block out of your way is discouraging in a way that a half mile dogleg in a car is not. In Portland it's actually worse than th

> A pedestrian path that goes a block out of your way is discouraging in a way that a half mile dogleg in a car is not. In Portland it's actually worse than this. The areas that have built or maintained sidewalks are generally rich areas. The city puts sidewalk construction and maintenance on home builders and has an exhorbitant permitting scheme.