L.A.'s Cracked Sidewalks Highlight Infrastructure Challenges Amid New Plan
Los Angeles is facing significant infrastructure challenges, as highlighted by the city's cracked sidewalks, which impede mobility for residents like Barbara Durieux Coanda, who uses a wheelchair. The city's Safe Sidewalks program, designed to address such issues, has a backlog of repair requests, with some residents potentially waiting over a decade for repairs. The scoring system used to prioritize repairs has been criticized for its inefficiency. Mayor Karen Bass has introduced a new capital infrastructure program to address these issues, but the plan faces challenges due to budget constraints and a history of underinvestment. 
