A city-funded pilot program has paid for sidewalk repairs at nearly 60 residential properties in Cincinnati.
Repairs are legally the responsibility of the homeowner, but Council member Anna Albi says it can be a burden to low-income residents. She introduced the $100,000 pilot program; it was funded in the city’s capital budget and launched last summer.
“Sidewalks, to me, are just so important with how we engage in our community, whether you are someone who’s just walking your dog, taking your kid down to the nearest park, waiting for the bus,” Albi told WVXU…