- Case Date:
- 3/28/2016
Sidewalk request for 10th street to make a path to University school
I am a resident of Eastern Heights neighborhood and our community has been in desperate need for sidewalks along 10th Street from E. Etter Drive through to Grandview neighborhood. We also need crosswalks to University Elementary School. We understand the complications with it being a State road, but a meeting is needed to begin the formal process of gaining walking access in this area. Not only will it allow our children to walk to school, but it will provide community members in Tamarron and Eastern Heights the ability to safely walk to the bus stop and access the University and downtown without the use of cars.
Also it is essential that there be a cross walk so that children can safely cross 10th street to get to University Elementary school.
Thanks for your attention to this important matter.
- Case Date:
- 4/12/2016
Metal piece bent at dangerous angle sticking out of sidewalk on east side of Woodlawn a little way north of 2nd.
- Case Date:
- 4/18/2016
On January 13th of this year I sustained a fall on the sidewalk on N Washington St. between 6th and 5th street. My shoulder was hurt when I broke the fall and is still sore as of 4/18/16. The fall was caused by ice on the drain cover crossing the sidewalk. The covers on that block are smooth aluminum with no grids for traction. It was covered by clear ice so I couldn't see it. A postal carrier was close behind me and he helped me to my feet. He said those drain covers were a hazard to him as well. I have waited thinking my right shoulder would improve but it has not. What is the city's policy for this kind of injury? I'd prefer not to have to pursue civil litigation to correct this.
Sidewalk Requests
2626 E Poplar DR
- Case Date:
- 4/27/2016
Our ~30 year old sidewalk is damaged and unsafe for children, the elderly, and people who aren't watching where they're going
Sidewalk Requests
1915-1955 North Old State Road 37
- Case Date:
- 4/27/2016
Could someone please look at the broken sidewalk located on the street level at 1955 N. College Ave. The sidewalk was broken in several areas when the retention pond was built between Walnut and College. The sidewalk has been a hazard for years. Thanks.
Sidewalk Requests
925-989 South Woodlawn Avenue
- Case Date:
- 6/15/2016
I am a pedestrian who commutes to work about 1.3 miles northbound on Wooodlawn Monday-Friday. Usually I scurry quickly up that street as I'm running late; sometimes I jog. But once I get to the part of Woodlawn that borders Bryan Park, I am loathe to get myself onto the park trail during my hasty commute for a few reasons:
1. The Bryan Park trail is a park trail, not a sidewalk.
2. This trail doesn't go straight northward, so it is a waste of my time to follow it.
3. My commute is at 7:15am when few people are out, making things unnecessarily scary for trail users when I'm quickly approaching them from behind. This is especially true during colder months when it is dark out, and also when I'm carrying my umbrella, which looks not unlike some sort of a weapon. (Its just an Ikea umbrella.)
This morning I was yelled at for the second time by another motorist who was displeased with my choosing to walk on Woodlawn Avenue northbound past Bryan Park. "There's a sidewalk over there!" he shouted. I had wanted to correct him and point out that its a park trail, but I didn't. Who knows which maniac who shouts at pedestrians from their car isn't more dangerous, you know?
It would be great if there were a sidewalk that ran alongside Woodlawn Avenue past Bryan Park. I'm not the only person who chooses to walk up the road instead of the park trail, but I admit that there are not many of us, at least at 7:15am.
Let me end by saying that I am not holding out hope for a sidewalk; this probably isn't a great concern for the city. But I can't guarantee that annoyed motorists will convince me to change my path, either.
In any case: thank you for reading and considering my request. Have a nice day.
Nicholas Roberts
- Case Date:
- 6/30/2016
I took a little tumble on the sidewalk downtown on Kirkwood this morning coming back from the bank. It's just starting to hurt so I thought I'd notify you encase something turns up broken later. I'm not a big fan of those brick sidewalks, they're uneven and slick in the rain and snow.
Sidewalk Requests
937 S Fenbrook CT
- Case Date:
- 7/16/2016
at 933 S. Fenbrook Court, a section of sidewalk has dropped 2 3/4 inches - another place has dropped 3/4 inches
Sidewalk Requests
200 East 2nd Street
- Case Date:
- 8/5/2016
two sections of the sidewalk are sloped together so that water pools immediately after a rain. It is a heavily walked sidewalk and the puddle is definitely an inconvenience. I'm considering work on my driveway; can I/should I have the contractor improve the situation? Do I need city approval?
Sidewalk Requests
1101 S Henderson ST
- Case Date:
- 8/21/2016
Owner has set up a drain from the basement of this house that dumps directly on the sidewalk in front of the house. The sidewalk has been a muddy mess of standing water and a fall hazard ever since. Is this a violation of city code? It seems like it would break down the side walk over time and ,again, be a fall hazard due to the muddy mess.