A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Matching Gift Challenge.
It's because of you that we can continue pulling Atlanta's sidewalk spending out of the shadows.
Documents
we received from Public Works recently enabled us to map sidewalk projects by zip code and type.
To our dismay, only 184 projects
were completed during the past four years. Maps also confirm that sidewalk projects are concentrated in just a handful of zip codes.
That's not all. Many projects that Public Works had itemized as
sidewalk projects were actually investments in driveway aprons or granite curbs.
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The map on the left shows all projects that include sidewalks. The center map shows projects that included driveway aprons only. The map on the right shows projects that are g
ranite curbs only.
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Don't let the shading confuse you. In zip codes with the palest shade of green, only one project was completed during 2014-2017. In zip codes with the slightly darker shade, two to six projects were completed during the four-year period. Put briefly: pathetic!
Getting Public Works to provide information is like pulling teeth. We assume that most of these projects were paid for by abutting property owners, but are still waiting to receive copies of the correspondence that confirms this.
In January the Atlanta City Council will have at least seven new members, so we'll wait until then to provide reports at committee meetings. We will keep you posted on our progress.
