COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At a time when local governments are focusing more on pedestrian safety, mailbox placement has become an issue for several viewers who recently contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior.
Those viewers said that many of the streets east of Sierra High School — between Jet Wing Drive and Astrozon Boulevard — have mailboxes that are near or in the middle of sidewalks.
“I have a friend here who walks with a walker, and I know she always walks in the street,” said Margo Dunbar, who lives in the area. “But I’ve never asked her why.”
Tom Moreno lives on a block where — for unclear reasons — all of the homes have mailboxes off the sidewalk.
“Accessibility for wheelchairs is not very good,” he said. “When people do come by here with wheelchairs, you see that they’re having difficulty getting up onto that type of sidewalk.”…