As beautiful and inviting as it is, downtown Coeur d’Alene has some pedestrian obstacles: Sidewalks that are in a state of disrepair, including corner curbside access that does not comply with American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. With this in mind, a City Council subcommittee has voted to look deeper into a proposal to spend $400,000 to repair bumpy—and potentially hazardous—sidewalks in the city center, while improving corner ramps to bring them into compliance with federal ADA regulations. The city’s Public Works Committee has forwarded to the full council a recommendation to consider sidewalk improvements to be performed by an in-house city street department crew/Keith Erickson, Coeur d'Alene Today. More here. (SR file photo of downtown Coeur d'Alene)

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