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Council member presses for ‘complete streets’ upgrades in 2025 repaving, flags sidewalks on Ridge and other gaps
Summary
A council member urged the city to implement its Complete Streets policy during the 2025 repaving program, highlighting neighborhoods without sidewalks (notably Ridge) and saying the council may consider an ordinance to require policy compliance or formal exemption process.
A council member at the Aug. 5 Oxford City Council meeting urged the city to follow its Complete Streets policy when repaving neighborhoods, arguing that some streets being resurfaced—such as Ridge—lack sidewalks and therefore are not safe for all users.
The speaker noted that the city’s comprehensive and transportation plans have repeatedly called for improved walkability and bikeability, and said the 2014 pedestrian-bicycle safety plan and the 2019 Complete Streets policy establish standards that the city should implement when repaving. "Would you send your 5 year old down the street at night walking in the…
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