Not condescending at all in my opinion. Verbal cues are always good.

I love when people do that walking by me. It gives a cue and lets me continue walking without worrying about needing to stop and/or move. Especially appreciate when cyclists and skateboarders do this when coming from behind me, but not many think of it. Can be pretty startling when a bicycle blows past your elbow.

I have sight but am VI and I try to let people in general know that I am approaching them from behind usually by saying something to the effect of "how's it going"

I very much appreciate when people do a small thing like this. It helps me navigate and be aware of my surroundings and other people, and it also demonstrates someone acknowledging my presents. The latter bed is a small thing, but it tends to have a noticeable impact on my mood. Many people where I live and have lived, try to sneak by with his little noise as possible so they don’t have to, Well, I don’t actually know what they’re trying to avoid.

No I don't think this is rude. Especially if you need to make sure you don't get bumped.
Thanks for taking the time to ask.

Yeah, maybe not to the left I always think what are you trying to imply? However, a good, hey there! How is it going? It’[s a nice day isn’t it? Friendliness never helps and it helps them identify you.

No. Not at all! As someone who has extremely low vision, I find it very helpful to have verbal cues.

Another tip to keep in mind is if you are in a conversation with someone who is blind or has low vision, avoid leaving the conversation without verbally saying so first. Leaving a conversation silently when the other person can't tell that you've left can be very awkward for them, leaving them talking into thin air until they realize no one is there. Likewise, if you've left the conversation after telling them, remember to also tell them that you've returned when you do so. Just a helpful tip as I've personally experienced these and have found them awkward.

No, not rude at all! Especially if you're disabled yourself, so getting bumped would be a problem for you. I tend to assume that other people can see me coming, and could move if I was at risk of bumping into them, so I don't feel too bad if I do it by mistake. I wouldn't be offended at all by a little extra cue that you're near, and might be moving slower than I expect. That tends to be when I bump into people most often by mistake: if someone is moving slower than everyone else on the sidewalk, they may not have moved out of the way by the time I approach them, and I don't realize what speed they're walking, so don't slow down or turn in time to avoid them.

Verbal cues are always good in my book; I really appreciate them :)

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i'm a sighted person so i don't really have more experience than you do. blind people with that kind of mobility have a pretty good sense of where sound it coming from so you could just say something like "hi there, how about this weather?". that would probably be enough.