I think this sidewalk is a really great
example of an existing condition

Description: Planner, Eli Glazer, walking down narrow sidewalk, close to the road, with poles and trees in the sidewalk on Arlington Rd in Bethesda.


in a lot of the commercial parts
of Montgomery County


where you have a narrow sidewalk;
There's trees, there's utility poles,

Description: Shot of sidewalk with Cars and driving close to the curb.


there's light poles, there's cars
jutting into the sidewalk


Description: Shot of pedestrian navigating the narrow sidewalk.


to really narrow the space
that pedestrians actually have available.

Description: Shot of a group of pedestrians navigating the narrow sidewalk.


And while somebody like me, it may be easy
for me to walk through this area

Description: Return to the shot of Eli next to a pole in the sidewalk.


if somebody is using a wheelchair
or a stroller or something
or pulling luggage,
it can be very challenging to walk.