Activists say the failure to clear and de-ice sidewalks traps people who use mobility aids - including wheelchairs.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday took its first tentative steps toward setting up a program to test the viability of having city crews clear sidewalks of ice and snow in winter.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas , who sponsored the proposal, said many of those people are left stuck at home, unable to even go grocery shopping or pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy when it snows, or else risk riding wheelchairs or walking on plowed streets, because they can't safely travel on icy sidewalks.
Ald. Anthony Beale , the only alderperson who voted against the proposal, said it's a bad idea for the city to set up an expectation that city crews will someday shovel sidewalks, arguing the city already struggles to plow the streets when there's heavy snowfall. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and other supporters said they share concerns about the feasibility of having city workers clear sidewalks of snow and ice, but they believe it's worth setting up a program to figure out whether it can be done.
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