Uploaded June 2010 | Updated September 2026, 18 minutes ago

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We created separate walking lanes for tourists and New Yorkers on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk
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For our latest mission, we created separate walking lanes for tourists and New Yorkers on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk. Department of Transportation "employees" were on hand to enforce the new rules and ask pedestrians for their feedback on the initiative.

Idea by Jeff Greenspan - jeffgreenspan.com

Produced and Created by Charlie Todd
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Produced and Edited by Matt Adams
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Music by Tyler Walker
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