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LIFE IN THE STREET

The New Yorker's conception of the street and
that of the Parisian are diametrically different; the
former has the idea that the street is a convenient
passage for traffic, while the latter holds the view
that it is a pleasant walk for foot-passengers. The
result is that in New York nearly the whole space
of the street is occupied by traffic, but in Paris the
best part is given up to pedestrians. In the streets
of New York, street cars are running on the
surface, elevated railroad trains are thundering
overhead, and subway trains are groaning under¬
ground. Poor pedestrians are pushed to the wall.
The advantage of this sort of street planning is that
one can get from one place to another very
quickly ; and what else can be more precious to the
New Yorker than speed ?