Infrastructure Matters

Almost my entire neighborhood is lacking sidewalks. We don't have a neighborhood park in my neighborhood so we must walk farther to a park or the closest school, with sidewalk gaps or no sidewalks at all. With the recent developments consisting of apartments mostly, there is nowhere to walk to that is close enough. This is true for many eastside neighborhoods that were annexed by the city years ago. Residents on the eastside feel disconnected with the city "mobility" plan when we don't have the basic infrastructure to think seriously about any mode other than an automobile. This doesn't mean we are disconnected, "married" to our cars or unconcerned about our environment. It means we don't see value in this conversation when we have no options.