I strongly support creating a robust winter sidewalk and bikeway maintenance program in Lakewood. Sidewalks and bikeways are transportation infrastructure, and they should be maintained with the same priority as our streets. For many residents—including children walking to school, older adults, people using assistive mobility devices, transit riders, and anyone who does not drive—an uncleared sidewalk can completely eliminate their ability to travel safely. For this reason, this investment also directly supports Lakewood's Safe Routes to School goals. Encouraging students to walk or bike to school only works if families can rely on those routes remaing accessible throughout the winter. Reliable maintenance is just as important as building new infrastructure. Recent power outages have also reminded us that community resilience depends on having multiple ways for people to move around safely. When driving becomes difficult or impractical, accessible sidewalks and bikeways provide an essential transportation network for reaching schools, neighbors, transit, businesses, and critical services. Expanding winter sidewalk and bikeway maintenance is an investment in safety, accessibility, resilience, and mobility for residents of all ages and abilities.