3 Days 3 Ways

My three ways in three days were walking, biking, and taking a bus. Walking had to be the most personal of the three, I had time to myself and could do what I wanted and go where I wanted. Biking was the most distracting and the scariest, being on the road with other bikers and drivers meant I mostly had to focus on the road and the literal path I was taking rather than enjoying the scenery. The bus had the least amount of view and the most social interaction, or social observation. Around 5:30 pm, the bus is extremely crowded leaving no space to sit or really move around to see all there is to see.

In concluding that my favorite experience of three ways was walking, I am able to connect with the Nato Thompson reading. The idea that "a sidewalk has a plan" rings very true to my discovery, the art of the pedestrian is VERY much about the relationship to the city. When walking I was able to experience, and really live freely in the city by allowing the sidewalk to guide me on a safe path. On a bike I was very restricted by the rules of the road. The time I could have spent exploring was spent making sure I wasn't hit by another vehicle. On the bus I was not allowed to follow my set plan or explore the city at all, I was literally shuttled from point A to point B, I spent most of my time forced listening to the other passengers. I think walking, the most directly lived experience of my three, would be the best way to learn and get to know a city.