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The Council can make changes to the budget. If they cannot not, then why even have a public hearing? The Planning Commission letter about the Capital Facilities Plan said that the City is not making enough progress on sidewalks. Neighborhood representatives are asking for improvements for sidewalks. The Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee has commented about the slow pace of sidewalk development. Public comment and surveys show that people want more attention to sidewalks. This is not new, but the consist comments this year should influence the Council to respond with something more than an examination of policy.

But it appears the Council wants to study this for a couple of years before doing anything. In addition to working on the long term policy, the Council could assign more funds for 2023 to do projects that improve safety. There are plenty of ideas for projects in the Transportation Master Plan.

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