Walking Around

The husband has been dodging mammoth pits where sidewalk should be, and a surprising number of racoons and opossums, on his morning run to work for some time. On Wednesday he startled a city public works employee by stopping to thank the work crew for this and 5 other sidewalk repairs done on Interbay just east of Manhattan this week.

Tired of wanting to walk to the library with the youngsters without having to walk in the street? Take a little civic action and give the city a call.

Directly from tampagov.net Dept. of Public Works a few sidewalk facts.

"The City funds annually a program of new sidewalk construction. The annual funding amounts to $680,000. The criteria considered for successful competition for these funds include:

Proximity to a school
Documented pedestrian activity
Major roadways and thoroughfares
Mass transit route
Neighborhood interest
The City also funds approximately $600,000 annually for the repair and replacement of existing sidewalks. The criteria considered for successful competition for these funds include:

The severity of the sidewalk damage or deflection
Neighborhood interest
Proximity to a large number of other sidewalks requiring repair
Requests for new sidewalks and sidewalk repair may be relayed directly to the department at (813) 274-8333."