PACS Fund Investments in Sidewalks and Bike Facilities
Summary
The council removed sidewalks from the Prospect Knolls reconstruction after a neighbor petition — mostly over who has to shovel and pay for repairs. Commissioners worry the same pattern will keep repeating and plan surveys and one-on-one council outreach to change minds.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $250,000 in sidewalk funding from this project gets shifted to other sidewalk projects like France Avenue, Macaulay and Ollinger.
Prospect Knolls area residents who opposed the sidewalks get their streets rebuilt without them; walkers and kids still lack a safe path.
Pedestrians in the neighborhood — and anyone counting on the city's sidewalk master plan — lose another piece of the connected network.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Jul 21, 2026
The pedestrian and cyclist safety fund spent about $2.4 million in 2025, funded by a small line on your utility bill, with the France Avenue sidewalk gap closing and more projects queued for 2026-27.
Energy & Environment Commission - Mar 12, 2026
Edina is adding less than a mile of bikeway a year; at this rate the master plan takes roughly 80 years to finish. Commissioners want more funding and noted the council has rejected staff-recommended facilities before.
Transportation Commission - Feb 19, 2026
The council removed sidewalks from the Prospect Knolls reconstruction after a neighbor petition — mostly over who has to shovel and pay for repairs. Commissioners worry the same pattern will keep repeating and plan surveys and one-on-one council outreach to change minds.
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