Stribling sidewalk

Said pausing the sidewalk breaks the deal made when Council rezoned 240 Stribling in 2022, and the street is dangerous for pedestrians and kids.

Thanked Public Works staff, described two years of messy utility construction on Stribling, and said canceling the sidewalk would break trust.

Praised city capital project delivery but warned that adding 170 households without finishing the sidewalk is 'asking for a kid to get hit.'

A 30-year construction professional who supports density asked Council to un-pause the project, consider phasing, and give the neighborhood a timeline.

Described watching young kids play on the dangerous street and being shoved off the road while walking and biking; begged Council to move the project forward.

Said the sidewalk is core city infrastructure tied to the values of accessibility and asked Council to finish the project with creative solutions like phasing.

Summed up his message as 'no sidewalk, no subdivision' — infrastructure must come with new housing.