I’ve written before about how Portlanders love to wait in...

I’ve written before about how Portlanders love to wait in line. I took this photo this evening outside of Salt and Straw on NW @23rd. While the great and the good complain about homeless people obstructing the sidewalk, it’s obviously fine for hordes of rich people to take it over.

I notice that the more a neighborhood gets gentrified, the more you see groups of nobs commandeering the sidewalks. I suggest the judicious use of shoulders and elbows as a way of democratizing the streets.