When up in Crestwood and the sidewalk ends, just run on the grass – its public property after all.

I ask myself this question everyday that I walk to the bus stop…even more so in the rain or at night.

The good news is that as of 2005 DDOT has adopted an official policy of adding sidewalks on all streets that currently lack them (mostly in Wards 3/4) — constructing new sidewalks (where they currently don’t exist) as part of the street rehab program. Significant progress has been made since 2005 and in addition a good chunk of DDOT’s stimulus money is dedicated for that purpose this summer — apparently the city’s goal is to eliminate “sidewalk gaps” in the city over the next few years. Interestingly some isolated neighborhoods in Upper NW have fought new sidewalks (I am looking at you Hawthorne!!) — fortunately the city has not caved to the nimby folks on this issue (thanks largely to ADA and a GREAT city planning dept.).

they do this in fort totten, too. on my street. it’s really weird. the sidewalks run everywhere, except at the end of the streets on Buchanan & Crittenden where they meet Fort Totten drive. no idea why. there are like 30 foot stretches of no sidewalk. there are sidewalks all the way down both streets to North Capital and all along Fort Totten Drive, but not on those little parts. it’s puzzling. I hope we get some of that DDOT project attention!

One of the things that I love about Crestwood is that the traffic is so light – and frankly so polite – that walking in the street is not a problem. I walk my dog there regularly when I want that suburban neighborhood, kids playing in the street, neighbors waving and saying hi kind of feel.

IMGoph, thanks and I thought that was it. It must be magnificent.