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These 2 sidewalks no longer trip up Fresno pedestrians
Each week, In a Fix takes a look at annoying and sometimes dangerous problems in the central San Joaquin Valley and reports on who is responsible for getting the problems fixed.
What has been fixed
Raised sidewalks on North Fresno Street and East Barstow Avenue.
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Repair won't be done for years
Each week, In a Fix takes a look at annoying and sometimes dangerous problems in the central San Joaquin Valley and reports on who is responsible for getting the problems fixed.
What needs to be fixed
Widen Peach Avenue and add sidewalks between Belmont Avenue and Huntington Boulevard
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Standing water, tree limbs need attention
Each week, In a Fix takes a look at annoying and sometimes dangerous problems in the central San Joaquin Valley and reports on who is responsible for getting the problems fixed.
What needs to be fixed
Standing water and low-hanging tree limbs on East Sierra Madre Avenue between North Fisher and North Fourth streets
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Maroa pavement may be a crackup, but it's not funny
Each week, In a Fix takes a look at annoying and sometimes dangerous problems in the central San Joaquin Valley and reports on who is responsible for getting the problems fixed.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED
Rough pavement on North Maroa Avenue between West Barstow and West Bullard avenues
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OK to pretend
I used to think my neighborhood in central Fresno was bad in that sidewalks are inaccessible for the elderly, baby walkers and disabled people. In fact, I mentioned it to Henry R. Perea, who was on the City Council when I first purchased my home in 1997.
I have witnessed people in wheelchairs, on the banks of the canal off McKinley Avenue and on Olive Avenue trying to maneuver between the cars. I drove on saying a prayer for their safety and praying for the politicians to wake up and do their job of protecting people.
But on Dec. 16, while conducting Las Posadas Sin Fronteras, as I was walking with a group of almost 100 on Fresno Street onto Grant, Madison and McKenzie, I witnessed people stumbling on the sidewalks, which are broken up, pushed up, unlevel and just completely trashed and uncared for by the city.
Each week, In a Fix takes a look at annoying and sometimes dangerous problems in the central San Joaquin Valley and reports on who is responsible for getting the problems fixed.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED
Raised sidewalk on the northwest corner of Marks and Browning avenues
Jackie Small e-mailed The Bee regarding this problem in her Fresno neighborhood.
"The sidewalk is in horrible shape, and I have no idea who to contact about it," she says. "My mother has tripped on it a couple of times."
The sidewalk is lifted about 3 inches.
"The kids love it because they hop their bikes on it," Small says.
When The Bee reported the problem to Fresno's Public Works Department, a crew evaluated the problem and scheduled the area for repair.
Who's responsible: Patrick Wiemiller, Public Works director, (559) 621-8650.
Countdown
* Widen Peach Avenue and add sidewalks between Belmont Avenue and Huntington Boulevard, first reported Oct. 24: Not completed.
* Rough pavement on North Maroa Avenue between West Barstow and West Bullard avenues, first reported Oct. 17: Not completed.
* Broken drainage pipe at East Griffith and Seventh Street, first reported Dec. 14, 2006: Not completed.
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