Several residents living on cul-de-sacs in Toledo have voiced opposition to the city’s plans to install sidewalks along their streets.
The city passed an ordinance in 2010, called Complete Streets Policy that requires sidewalks be part of any road improvement project. While many said their roads are in bad shape and need to be improved, they don’t want sidewalks.
“It just seems like it’s a waste of money and resources,” Mark Gensler, who lives on a cul-de-sac, said. “They don’t think of elderly people who have to go out and shovel snow to maintain the sidewalk. I understand accessibility, but at the same time there are 80 or 90-year-old people who have to shovel snow or pay somebody to do it.”
Theresa Morris, who represents District 6, brought up the issue at the last agenda review meeting after residents from two of five cul-de-sacs in her district contacted her to express their opposition.
The matter was sent to Toledo City Council’s Mobility, Sustainability, and Beautification Committee Thursday to consider amending the ordinance and remove the requirement of sidewalks on cul-de-sacs and dead-end streets.