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Originally Posted by mr.steevo
Hi,
I should have been more specific in my question. I was responding to this point.
Expecting paved sidewalks downtown isn't unreasonable, but isn't directly related to the beautification of another area. If 10 Ave was a priority for the City and the citizens it would have be paved decades ago. Do I think 10 Ave needs pave sidewalks? Sure, however, I am in the minority (as are you).
But, does this mean all sidewalk projects must halt until 10 Ave is completed?
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This is a fair question. So, to be clear, I'm of the opinion that there should at least be sidewalks of some sort everywhere before a major upgrade of pedestrian infrastructure is considered.
As Fusili pointed out, there are safety issues with people and wheelchairs being forced out into the street to get by muddy tracks. There are people in office cloths walking about getting dirty on mud paths as kw5150 pointed out. I'll add to this that a nice 13th Ave isn't going to be remembered by tourists or me if we got muddy elsewhere in order to get there in the first place. Yes, the two projects are not related, but I'm arguing that the money that needs to be spent to fix 10th and whatever other remaining deficiencies is small. It might mean that one block of upgraded 13th gets delayed so that everywhere else you can at least count on a basic hard surface path. I'm practical to the core - I want to see functionality provided for first, then I will consider aesthetic upgrades.