Sidewalks Contractor IN NYC (1)

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Reasons Sidewalks Improve the Quality of Life
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Hello!

• I am Emily Clark
• I am here because I love to give presentations.

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Sidewalks and Quality of life?
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• Did you just read the caption right? Yes, we are
  talking about how the quality of life is directly
  improved by the availability of sidewalks in New
  York City! Sidewalks are one of the most
  underrated objects of urban infrastructure ever
  contemplated by a common commuter in this city.

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• Lets do some contemplation here. How many times
  a month do you commute by foot? Has your car ever
  broken down in the middle of a road and youve
  been forced to use the sidewalks instead? Maybe
  you take your dog for a walk or grab a coffee
  down the road once in a while using these
  sidewalks. All of us come in contact with this
  beautiful innovation of man at least once a day.
  So thats one person using sidewalks every day,
  all year round. Now multiply that with the 8.5
  million population of NYC. The maximum human
  interaction is on sidewalks every way. You see a
  group of people gathered together, waiting for
  the bus to arrive. Then there are another dozen
  people lined up near a bagel stall or grabbing a
  quick coffee from the corner of the street.

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• Sidewalks hold much more importance than what you
  might believe. Lets give them some due
  appreciation and go through the benefits
  sidewalks reap for us.

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• Pedestrian Safety and Easy Traffic Flow
• Did you know that in NYC around 180,000 traffic
  crashes take place annually, out of these there
  are about 4500 recorded incidents of traffic
  crashes which result in the death of pedestrians?
  This danger can be completely eliminated by
  building spacious sidewalks, allowing the traffic
  to flow easily without the threat of any crash.
  The curbs built along the pavements in Queens,
  Brooklyn and many other urban areas provide for a
  barrier between the cars and pedestrians. This
  leads to lesser traffic congestion, improving the
  capacity and operations of motor vehicles. This
  regulates the flow of traffic, allows for the
  bicycles to surf freely and obviously given us on
  foot commuters some safe room to walk freely.
  Sidewalks truly are safe havens for pedestrians
  who prefer the strength of their shins than the
  tires! Are you also pro-walking?

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• Interpersonal Communication
• 21st Century has risen in all its glory,
  revolutionizing our lives, making us tech savvy
  and increasing our dependency on the tech stuff.
  While it has definitely made our lives easier, it
  comes bearing with it some pros and cons the
  biggest of these cons is the decreased social
  interaction between people.
• The best remedy for people to make new friends is
  to step out of their comfort zones and make small
  talk with people. The ideal place to do so is a
  sidewalk where people from all walks of life
  meet. Walking on sidewalks gives you the chance
  to pass a greeting to an acquaintance or meet a
  neighbor. Help someone pick up an object they
  accidentally slipped or just casually comment on
  how nice someones scarf looks.

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• Environment and Health Friendly
• All the environmentalists out there preach this
  every day. Reduce. Reuse and Recycle. Reduce
  motor vehicles and their carbon emissions, reuse
  cycles for commuting and recycle material for
  making sidewalks! If people of a community choose
  walking over driving motor vehicles, it greatly
  benefits the air they breathe in and the society
  as a whole becomes a better place to live in.
  Walking and preferring going someplace through
  bikes or public transportation improves your
  personal health as well as health of the
  environment. Walking is the eco-friendliest mode
  of transportation since time immemorial and a
  dire need in todays age of rapidly changing
  climate. We need to promote sidewalks and
  actively endorse an ecofriendly lifestyle. It
  comes as no surprise that the cases of heart
  diseases and obesity are on the rise in urban
  areas and people have opted out of any
  recreational physical activities that were once a
  core necessity. NYC is known for it uber active
  and busy lifestyle, sidewalks are the cherry on
  top for this city!

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• Beautifying the cityscape
• If a comparison is drawn between the roads of New
  York City and any suburban city, the difference
  would be clear. The existence of sidewalks makes
  a city look more organized as compared to the
  hustle of a suburban area where there is no
  buffer between the walking and motor community.
  Youll find people walking at the sides of the
  roads and waiting long minutes on turns to make
  sure a buzzing car doesnt show up. The lack of
  sidewalks in suburban areas makes it unsafe for
  pedestrians and pets to move around freely. It
  also hinders the flow of traffic when a large
  group of people are passing by or walking at the
  sides of the main road.

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Sidewalks are an important manifest of civil
engineering which adorn the cityscape and add to
its aesthetic appeal. They make our lives
beautiful every day!
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