(A) Sidewalk improvements generally include infilling gaps in the existing system and constructing new sidewalks along streets where none currently exist. These types of improvements typically have no negative impact on travel by other modes and can improve safety by appropriately accommodating pedestrians who may have been previously walking in the roadway.
(B) It should be noted that the proposed sidewalk construction projects along Wallowa Avenue, between Park Street and Main Street will require crossings over two irrigation ditches. While there are currently two bridges on Wallowa Avenue spanning these ditches, there is not sufficient width on the bridges to add both sidewalks and shoulders/bike lanes. Therefore, to provide for separate pedestrian facilities, the construction of parallel pedestrian bridges may be necessary.
(Ord. passed 6- -2009)