"The Coandas got 15 points for being in a residential zone. But they didn't meet the requirements for getting two additional awards of 15 points. They do not live within 500 feet of a bus or transit stop. And they had not been in the sidewalk repair backlog queue for more than 120 days."
"It is not clear, however, that moving up to a score of 30 will bring out city work crews in less than 10 years. Knowing what I know, I wouldn't bet on it."
"The scoring system exists because in a lawsuit settlement 10 years ago, the city agreed to spend $1.4 billion over 30 years to repair damaged sidewalks and other infrastructure failures that impede the mobility of people with disabilities."
"At my request, the city disclosed on Friday that it's receiving about twice as many new disability-access repair requests each year as it's addressing. In addition, the backlog for disability access requests and from residents applying for a sidewalk repair rebate program stands at roughly 30,000, with about 600 repairs being made each year."
A Safe Sidewalks scoring system assigns points for sidewalk repair prioritization. A Mar Vista couple applying for repairs received 15 points because they were in a residential zone but did not qualify for additional points tied to proximity to transit and time spent in the backlog queue. The city’s disability-access repair obligations stem from a settlement requiring $1.4 billion over 30 years to address sidewalk and infrastructure failures affecting people with disabilities. Despite the funding commitment, a large backlog persists. The city receives about twice as many new disability-access repair requests each year as it can address. The backlog is roughly 30,000, with about 600 repairs completed annually.
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