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Sidewalk Program
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The City's Capital Improvement Program includes
a line-item for constructing sidewalks. The brochure below
explains the City's criteria for sidewalk eligibility. To
learn more about the City's Sidewalk Program, click below.
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The
Process - Three Easy Steps
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1.)
Meet with your neighborhood association. Let your neighborhood
leaders know of your desire to have sidewalks installed.
Association information can be obtained from the City's
Neighborhood Partnership Office at (941) 954-2612.
2.)
Ask your association to send a letter to the Engineering
Department requesting a sidewalk inventory study. Also include
the association's minutes from the meeting at which the
sidewalk request was discussed. Letters and minutes should
be sent or faxed to: City of Sarasota Engineering Department,
Post Office Box 1058, Sarasota, Florida, 34230/(941) 954-4174.
3.)
Your neighborhood sidewalk inventory will begin as soon
as possible and we will notify your association of the results.
The inventory includes checking for and noting the condition
of existing sidewalks, locating neighborhood schools, bus
stops, and parks and playgrounds. This information will
allow us to design a cohesive sidewalk plan for your area.
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Creating Sidewalks
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City Engineering Department strives to build sidewalks that
maximize effectiveness and optimize safety while minimizing
any adverse impact on adjacent properties. At times, itis necessary
that we request an easement, or permission to enter a property,
to construct the sidewalk. City sidewalks are at least five
feet in width and can travel the length of the street. The City
constructs strong concrete sidewalks that should last for many
years. Depending on property owner input, and the survey, including
the location of trees, drainage, fire hydrants, and other road
conditions, City Engineers determine which side of the street
would better accommodate a sidewalk. While it takes several
months for the sidewalk design phase and the required public
bidding process, itusually takes just two weeks to install a
residential street sidewalk. All sidewalks always include handicap
ramps at the intersections. If at anytime during the creation
of your new sidewalk you have any questions, please telephone
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Current
Sidewalk Projects
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Waldemere Street near Arlington
Park Pool
East Ave (west side from Hawthorne Street to Hyde Park Street)
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