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I thought my readers would be interested in this press release I just received from the City of Peoria: (Peoria, IL)—The public is invited to attend the City of Peoria’s Infrastructure Design Standards meeting to discuss the content and implementation of an improved set of public infrastructure standards. The City’s design standards have remained [...] Recently seen in downtown Peoria (photos courtesy of Gary Sandberg): All well and good. Let’s just head over to the other side of the street: Oh look, there’s a fence, and no place to walk! So, what’s a pedestrian to do? Walk down the middle of street, of [...] WMBD-TV channel 31 is reporting that disabled residents are having a hard time getting around the city because sidewalks are not cleared of snow. Last month, readers of the Peoria Chronicle debated whether or not residents and businesses should be required to shovel snow off the sidewalk in front of their property. Here’s the [...] In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, “Private Property, residential or commercial property owners and occupants are required to clear the sidewalks abutting their property of snow or ice within 24 hours after the snow and ice have stopped falling.” An assistance program is provided for senior citizens and disabled persons who have no one in their household [...] My fellow commissioner Beth Akeson took these pictures yesterday:
It wasn’t long ago that there was some controversy over students at Manual High School walking in the street to get to school. The problem near Manual is that sidewalks are in poor repair or nonexistent in several places, forcing children to walk [...] About a month ago, I had to take my car in for some repair at the Honda dealership on Pioneer Parkway. While it was in the shop, I decided to try to get around town without a vehicle. That experiment didn’t last too long. It was over the weekend, and I needed to go [...] |
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