Faces of Slow Lake Street: JAKOB ZUCKER

“I live just off Lake Street and I enjoy walking on Lake Street because I get to have my dog out with me. There’s plenty of space so we don’t need to cram ourselves onto the sidewalk when we’re trying to pass other people with dogs which is a big thing, walking a dog, I’m sure anyone in the city knows that. It’s just really nice to have a spot that’s just close by home that’s easy to get out to.

It’s more open. The sidewalk is great but there’s not that much space especially with animals. When you’re trying to pass someone going the other direction on the sidewalk with a dog they want to say hi and other dogs don’t want to say hi and that makes it really easy to be able to walk without having to think about, oh there’s a dog I need to go this way or that way or avoid different things. I just like the openness and it kind of creates a sense of community when you see other people. 

I live down on 17th just off of Lake. Between California and Lake. 

I was not walking every day before this opened up. I didn’t know the neighborhood like the back of my hand like I do now. I would drive down to the Great Highway and do walks but now I just stay in my neighborhood. It’s nice.”

JAKOB ZUCKER (walking with his dog)