Samantha Powell and her children walk between sections of sidewalk during their daily trek to Cory Elementary School. Powell says the inconsistency of sidewalks in the neighborhood has her and her children crossing the street at intersections that don’t have crosswalks and going through the alleyway behind their home just to make the roughly three-block trip each day. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
Re: What should Denver do about its broken and aging sidewalks?, Feb. 19 news story.
Your article calls attention to an important problem here in Denver. Our fine city is booming and such an exciting place to live, yet far too many neighborhoods suffer from sidewalks in terrible condition, or missing altogether. This is unacceptable given the number of Denver residents and tourists — including those with mobility issues — who rely on walking and transit to get to work, school or local shops. A good pedestrian infrastructure is necessary to make our city truly great, and the current system simply isn t working.
I hope that the City Council will take the lead to move the burden and responsibility for building and maintaining good sidewalks from individual homeowners to the city. Denver deserves good sidewalks and this move would be a big step forward.
Kirsten Schatz, Denver
This letter was published in the Feb. 24 edition.
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