Columbia not a "pedestrian-friendly, cyclist-friendly or wheelchair-friendly city" according to resident

Ken Midkiff wrote this in the September 5th Columbia Tribune:

Sidewalks are nonexistent in suburbs where developers have been awarded variances to the sidewalk ordinances. Where sidewalks do exist, they are crumbling and ill-maintained, and those individuals who must make their way around town in wheelchairs can frequently be seen wheeling down auto- congested four-lane streets. . . .

I was going to suggest that readers try to make their way around town without an automobile but decided against this. I don’t want to be held responsible for consequent injuries.

Riding, walking or wheeling in our town is hazardous to one’s health.

Columbia's PEDNet is on group working to make the city more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. A recent proposal is to update Columbia's street standards to make streets more inviting and safe for cyclists and pedestrians and to help calm motor traffic.