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Council asks staff to return at budget time with options to accelerate sidewalk gap repairs
Summary
Council instructed staff to develop options — including interim connections, a sidewalk opportunity fund and a possible rebate program — and return at 2027–28 budget preparation with costed proposals to fill sidewalk gaps across the city.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — In response to a June 3 council request, staff presented an analysis June 17 of sidewalk gaps citywide and several possible approaches to accelerate repairs.
Public Works Director Chuck Deaver briefed council that staff identified about 1,640 sidewalk segments (roughly 576,000 linear feet) where sidewalks are missing in the city. Using a benchmark cost of $175 per linear foot (which varies by project complexity), staff estimated a theoretical citywide…
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