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Safe Streets audits identify sidewalk gaps; Webster Groves launches survey to inform federal funding application
Summary
Walking audits highlighted missing sidewalks and lighting in multiple Webster Groves neighborhoods. The commission’s Safe Streets subcommittee launched a resident survey to gauge sidewalk interest ahead of applying for a federal Safe Streets for All grant; staff explained petition and technical criteria for constructing sidewalks.
The Webster Groves Safe Streets subcommittee reported the results of recent walking audits and opened a neighborhood-sidewalk survey to inform a possible federal grant application, commissioners said on April 20.
Staff and volunteers completed audits in multiple neighborhoods — including areas south of I-44, near Ivory Crockett Park and along Bacon Avenue — and found repeated concerns about missing sidewalks and inadequate street lighting. The Safe Streets team launched an online survey and placed yard signs with QR codes to measure resident interest before deciding whether to…
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