Watch where you're walking! Denver's sidewalks need help. Is a ballot measure the solution?
"The city is not ensuring that its sidewalks are accessible to everyone regardless of their mobility level or that sidewalk repairs can be completed in a timely manner. City officials severely underestimated how many sidewalks in Denver needed repair and how many private homeowners would need to make repairs," the auditor's office noted in a summary.
If the initiative passes, the initial focus would be on building sidewalks next to properties where sidewalks do not currently exist, upgrading or reconstructing sidewalks that are not wide enough, and repairing or reconstructing sidewalks that are in"severe disrepair" or"do not comply with legally mandated accessibility standards."
The initiative's language makes it clear that the intention is not to make the City of Denver liable for not maintaining sidewalks. That's a fear of other municipalities, since Los Angeles once agreed to take on repairing sidewalks, ran out of money and got hit with a hugethat ended in a $1.3 billion settlement. The initiative also states that property owners aren't liable if there's a bad section of sidewalk in front of their land.
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