I think the biggest thing to note is that there isn’t a single lifted F350 Super Diesel driving past our protagonists on their cute little walk.

In fact, not a single car drives by. Ever.

I know - it’s a movie, Darrin. Cars need to drive on our REAL downtown streets.

THEY DO - buuuut you can get pretty darn close to this Hallmark ideal - just slow them down by narrowing the roads. I hate myself for getting into this because a stupid movie did a good job pointing it out but you really can discourage large, loud vehicles from going down pedestrian heavy, walkable streets, and just leave other main arteries open for heavy vehicle traffic.

Do trucks REALLY need to go flying down 5th Ave at 60km/hr? Or could they be going 25km/hr because the street is so narrow. Maybe plant some trees along the sidewalk to obscure vision a bit - suddenly, even if I’m in a tiny Toyota Yaris, I’m thinking I might just take Dominion or Victoria and only go down the streets I need to go down - and our streets are looking a lot more enjoyable to walk around on. Put a bench or two down? Maybe close a corner down for a rotating outdoor vendor?

SUDDENLY, with just a little street redesign, we have our quiet little street with our nice walkable sidewalk where our big city lawyers can fall in love with our handsome local flannel wearing hunks.

She's a big city girl who's forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. He's a 27 foot tall man made out of wood. Will they discover the magic of the holidays together?

My gift to you all is to help us remember how green this Christmas. Save them, share them, forward them…do whatever you want. This will be one to look back on.

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