Recently the L.A. Times’ Steve Lopez wrote that “More than 30,000 people are waiting for their broken sidewalks to get fixed[.]” It raised yours truly’s eyebrow, which led to uncovering the following report on the city of L.A.’s 50,000+ broken sidewalk problem.
Of course, nearly five years after the publication of this report–and ten years after the Willits Settlement that mandated it–pedestrians in Los Angeles are still closer to a 125 year wait time for fully repaired sidewalks relative to the reported need. Nonetheless, what the document should make clear to all of us is that we absolutely have legal standing to hold the city to its word over its sidewalk repair process-or really–its lack thereof.
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Source: Repairing L.A.’s Broken Sidewalk Strategy, 2021 Public Works
J.T.
