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42nd Avenue sidewalk after child's injury

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Summary

Five days before the meeting, a 12-year-old wheelchair user was struck by a distracted driver near her home on 42nd Avenue between Decatur and Crittenden — a block with no sidewalk. Waszczak and Strab pledged to push to expedite the sidewalk, though right-of-way limits make it complex.

At a glance

Total mentions
1
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 12, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Not yet costed; design and possible right-of-way acquisition are pending.

✅Who benefits

Children — especially the two girls in wheelchairs on that block — and everyone walking to nearby schools.

⚠️Who could be affected

Until it's built, pedestrians on that block remain exposed to cut-through traffic off Route 1.

Mentions & discussions (1)

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