Impassable Sidewalks

What's a pedestrian to do? Though sidewalks are built within the street right of way, it's the homeowner's responsibility to keep the sidewalk clear. This sort of neglect is particularly common when the sidewalk is located on the back side of the property, where the homeowner seldom goes.

In this particular case, even when the owners are made aware, and have a landscape crew that could easily clear the vegetation, nothing gets done. That's poison ivy at the upper right.

It's possible to go through an evolution from neglect of one's piece of the pedestrian puzzle to actually taking some pride in giving Princeton's increasing numbers of passers by clear passage.

An expanded version of this post, including identification of the many species of plants eager to grow into this void in attention, can be found at this link.