Also kinda unrelated, but I’ve noticed neighborhoods like this that have nice sidewalks with tree cover, a lot of the :grillman: residents still choose to walk in the street for whatever reason.

This shit grinds my gears, like I'd understand you have no choice if there isn't a sidewalk but you'd be nuts not to use one when it's actually been provided for you.

I know there's a subset of runners specifically who have been led to believe that an asphalt street is somehow softer and better on your joints than a concrete sidewalk (which is false, if you actually want some cushion you should run on a track, trail, or grass). Others will claim to be bothered by sidewalk unevenness, which is never noticeably bad unless there are massive trees pushing the concrete up all over the place. If a slightly uneven sidewalk is enough to ruin your run, you should do some trail running for a couple of months and then you won't even notice the sidewalk afterwards.