closed #130179
Sidewalk Snow Removal
- Case Date:
- 1/5/2013
Pedestrian islands on roundabouts on Sare and Moore's pike, at NW & SE ends of college mall rd, sidewalk on SE corner of Sare rd and Moore's pike.
Pedestrian islands on roundabouts on Sare and Moore's pike, at NW & SE ends of college mall rd, sidewalk on SE corner of Sare rd and Moore's pike.
Snow has not been cleared from the sidewalks along Sare Rd. right past the Moore's Pike intersection. There is a house on the left side and Renwick development is on the right. Also, the sidewalks are still covered with snow all along Hillside.
The sidewalks between Morningside and Grandview along N. Smith Road are largely unusable with the current snow. Little or no effort has been made to clear the walkways by Duke energy, the apartments, or the Vet hospital.
Given the irregularity of the sidewalk clearing along this area, would it be possible to plow the street all the way to the curb? This would expose the entire bike lane for use by cyclists and (where necessary) pedestrians.
Soon school will start again. The following sidewalks have not been shoveled. This is where kids walking to Rogers/Binford need to walk. For some sections it is the only sidewalk available: Second Street: 1707, 1807, 1813, 2007. Second Street footbridge near Anita (supposed to be maintained by the city); corner of Second and High Street: the Greystone Court Apartment Building; on Second Street the vacant building that used to be Pinnacle school across from Rogers/Binford, as well as the Armed Forces Reserve Center's sidewalk. Also, 522 Eastside and 521 Mitchell, the sidewalks facing Second Street; the "hunter" footpath between Eastside and Mitchell (supposed to be maintained by the city).
The stretch of W. Dodds that joins S. College Ave. to S. Walnut St. has not been cleared of snow from the edge of Jim Gordon business then southward down Walnut St. I saw several struggling individuals today trying to navigate -- very dangerous with cars coming around so closely and no sidewalk cleared to walk on.
The sidepath along the bypass hasn't been cleared of snow.
Snow has not been removed yet from the sidewalks along the Sare Road intersection by Renwick, right past the Moore's Pike intersection heading toward Winslow Rd.
There are many pedestrians like myself who walk North Walnut under the railroad trestle just north of 13th Street. On the west side of Walnut, this is so overgrown with weeds (some nearly trees) it becomes difficult to safely navigate there. Who is responsible to maintain this problem? If it's the railroad, they should be fined - especially in the winter when snow is NEVER cleared. The weeds are a nasty sight, too. One more thing, what should we do when we see homeless people making their 'homes' under the bridge. I just came past there and a couple of scary guys (trolls??) were making themselves comfortable. I'm a middle-aged single woman w/o a car so I often have to go to CVS from my home at 11th and Walnut. Thanks for any help you can provide!
Absentee owner of property to east of 1208 W. 8th St. seems to have abandoned yard again. Grass is over 2 feet tall, thick dirt from construction is all over the sidewalk, and my landlord and I have been cutting back the bushes/part of the lawn so that they don't completely block the sidewalk. I can barely get my son's stroller through and the mud is extremely slippery after a hard rain. Our yard also has a major chigger infestation from the owner only mowing his lawn two or three times a year in previous years so that I can't even take my toddler outside to play without us both suffering from dozens of bites. Please help!