tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429342286679609717.post7748919372617470337..comments2024-03-06T06:52:39.051-05:00Comments on The Lexington Streetsweeper: Are Sidewalks The Road To Improvement?The Lexington Streetsweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951887343694165562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429342286679609717.post-76569575079756843522013-04-03T22:47:22.158-04:002013-04-03T22:47:22.158-04:00There are a lot of holes in Lexington's infras...There are a lot of holes in Lexington's infrastructure, and the lack of safe sidewalks on many well-traveled streets is one of the most glaring.<br /><br />There is a disturbing correlation of the lack of safe sidewalks with schools and, especially areas with high population density.<br /><br />It's crazy, but there is no safe (or dry) way to walk from apartment complexes on Todds, Liberty or Richmond Rds to areas for shopping and employment.<br /><br />Lexington will never mature as a City until we learn to "sweat the details" before launching elaborate<br />crapshoot projects like the Harrodsburg/New Circle boondoggle.<br /><br />Ironically, it would still be possible to create pedestrian/bike trails using our old Rail beds, ideally positioned except to the South.<br /><br />Never happen.DevilAnsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13935042005425902362noreply@blogger.com