Sidewalks

One thing I discover as I walk neighboorhoods in this town is that parts of it aren't very friendly for walking. Streets with no sidewalks are a problem - do you want your children hiking to school in traffic? Are you going to hoof it to the grocery store if you are walking in the street?



One of the air quality issues in this valley is the number of vehicle trips, and frankly, there are parts of this town where I would ALWAYS drive out from, if I lived there. And more unfortunate, is that some of these neighborhoods are actually close enough to stores that with the addition of some sidewalks, things would be conveniently close (like Quality Market - I love that place... they were the only place in Medford that sold my favorite soda (Stewart's Ginger Beer) - too bad the distributor stopped making it).



Walking to local services is better for our health, gentler on our pocketbook, and helps us in developing relationships with those who live around us.