It's more of an issue of attracting walkers from up and down Penn than it is on NW 39th St. itself. I live in the area and love to walk to east to Western, east/south to Classen, and even on a rare occasion north on Classen (even though the walkability at Classen near Expressway and I-44 is terrible). I pride myself on walking as much as I can despite the lack of infrastructure.
That being said, I don't walk north along Penn under the I-44 bridge anymore due to the amount of harassment, trash, and even human waste I have to deal with. I'm not unsympathetic to the plight of the homeless in our city by any means - our society needs to do more. But, the increasing presence at this one intersection has made it too difficult for me to deal with.
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