An edict by Denver voters to improve, repair and build out the city’s sidewalk system could take nine years to complete.
That’s how long the sidewalk ordinance stakeholders committee is giving the city to complete the sidewalks , “or as soon thereafter as determined feasible by the manager of transportation and infrastructure.” According to committee recommendations posted on the city website, the plan should “prioritize the repair or reconstruction of all existing sidewalks that are in severe disrepair, that represent a safety hazard, or which do not minimally comply with legally mandated accessibility standards.”
“I’m proud of the hard work the Committee has done to develop recommendations that refine the sidewalk ordinance and details of implementation and that honor the will of the voters,” said Jill Locantore, committee chair and executive director of the Denver Streets Partnership, in a news release. “After community members weigh in over the coming weeks, the committee encourages Denver City Council to adopt the final recommended changes swiftly to avoid further delays in the implementation of the program.”