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City staff seeks commission help to shape sidewalk master plan and funding approach
Summary
City staff presented a sidewalk master plan white paper and data set, asked the Community Engagement Commission to lead neighborhood engagement and help prioritize repairs, and outlined funding options including homeowner responsibility, cost-sharing, Local Improvement Districts and a transportation benefit district.
City staff presented a sidewalk master plan white paper and detailed sidewalk condition data to the Community Engagement Commission on Oct. 15 and asked the commission to lead neighborhood-level engagement to shape prioritization and funding recommendations.
Lisa Key, a city staff member, told commissioners the city already has citywide sidewalk condition and pedestrian‑ramp data from lidar collected as part of the pavement master plan and that SCJ Alliance has been proposed to facilitate a focus group to help set prioritization criteria and recommend preferred funding strategies.
The presentation said responsibility for most residential sidewalks currently rests with adjacent property owners. Staff discussed three broad approaches: keep the homeowner-responsibility model (with stronger…
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