Top 10 downtown KC pedestrian annoyances

To get this blog restarted, here are my top 10 pet peeves when it comes to being a pedestrian downtown...no real order except #1.



- Cars that come blazing out of a parking garage.



- Just because I caught a break in traffic and jaywalked against the light, doesn't mean each one of you on the other side can make it without screwing up traffic



- Cars turning left/right on red and never looking the opposite way to see people crossing



- Downtown veterans (see homeless, loiters, etc) who decide they can wander across the street slowly whenever, whereever....you are why drivers hate pedestrians



- LEARN ONE WAY STREETS YOU DRUNKS



- Hey, you, lunch foursome...could one of you step aside from blocking the entire sidewalk so I can go the other way?



- if you pull too far into the crosswalk, please don't throw it in reverse 10 seconds later, somebody is probably behind you.



- out of control condo dogs. Hey, listen, I love you are downtown and have a dog. I don't live that your dog is trying to maul/hump/bite/smell/piss on my leg.



- lack of newsstands. I know downtown isn't the most dense and pedestrian active place but can we get just a couple newsstands? Even the ones that just open during business hours, selling magazines, papers, and snacks? I mean come on.



#1 - pedestrian signals that don't change automatically with the traffic signal.



Bonus - bikes on the sidewalks. As much as I love being ran over by a bike, can't they just use the street?