Walking - Pedestrian Only

Ways to Wander: On Terminals, Transience, and Tipping

dez

Travel disrupts routine and forces a person to let go of so many things: daily habits, routines, preconceived notions, prejudices. It challenges, opens, and expands one’s mind. A person is thrust into engagements outside their comfort zone; they must adapt to new rules. I’ve found the challenge of travel simultaneously exciting and exhausting. But more than anything, I have found the in-between moments most tedious. By in-between moments, I mean those empty stretches of time between travel, from waiting to board, flying or riding, arriving at the destination, and the spaces they encompass. I loathed this time because it felt

Walking

On Pedestrianism: Walking in the 21st Century

dez

*Not the wagered kind What is it that makes a person a pedestrian? By rough definition, a pedestrian is someone who goes by foot or walks, typically in places with vehicular traffic, like a city. Broadly, a pedestrian is a person of any ability who goes by foot or uses a mobility device like a wheelchair, powerchair, walker, or stander. Who gets to be a pedestrian is a different question. Of the places I have lived or had the privilege to walk, some are much more pedestrian-friendly than others. Being a pedestrian means opening myself to alternative modes of being,