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Park, Kansas, takes regular inventories of sidewalk defects like this
crack. The data that are collected determine which areas are in greatest
need of maintenance, and also lead to efficient scheduling. Maintenance
crews know all the bad spots near where they are working, so they
do not jump back and forth between neighborhoods to fix things they
missed. The result of this proactive approach is that sidewalks in
Overland Park are in better condition for less money than sidewalks
in other cities that operate strictly on the basis of complaints from
the public.
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Topics in Episode 124:
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We look at the sidewalk maintenance program in Overland Park,
Kansas.
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We learn about the Major Taylor Foundation of Greater Kansas
City.
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We talk with the executive director of the Missouri Bicycle
Federation.
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We meet the bicycle and pedestrian transportation planner for
the Mid America Regional Council.
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Pedestrians are told to keep away by a bank in Kansas City.
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