The City of Tallahassee

New Sidewalk Projects and Request Form

Please fill out the form below to begin.

Who May Participate: Anyone

Important: Before you make a request, please check the current sidewalk project list and Programmed Sidewalk List. If you have any other questions or concerns regarding sidewalks, please contact Molly Levesque of the Public Infrastructure Engineering Section, via email or phone: 850-891-2862.

The City of Tallahassee maintains a list of potential sidewalk projects known as the Sidewalk Prioritization List. These sidewalk projects create a safe space for pedestrians and enhance the quality of neighborhood life. The Sidewalk Prioritization List is the basis of the City's Programmed Sidewalk List for sidewalk projects.

Current Sidewalk Prioritization List

Programmed Sidewalk List

The current Sidewalk Prioritization List was last updated May 2024. Please note that projects on the prioritization list do not have planned construction dates until they are placed onto the Programmed Sidewalk List.

Background

Since December 2010, the City of Tallahassee has applied various criteria to aid in ranking potential sidewalk-installation projects. In 2014, the City of Tallahassee updated the evaluation criteria used to prioritize sidewalk projects. The City Commission considered the initial draft of the updated prioritization process in September 2014 and established the current criteria used to prioritize sidewalk projects in April 2015. The full agenda item can be found on Board Docs as City of Tallahassee Commission Agenda Item 13.05 in the April 08, 2015 commission meeting.

Each year the City evaluates new requests based on the approved criteria and adds those requested sidewalks to the Sidewalk Priority List.

How a Sidewalk Project is Ranked and Chosen

The commission approved prioritization process considers multiple criteria to establish the rank of a given sidewalk project. These criteria include roadside safety, safe routes to schools, roadway classification, pedestrian demand, and connectivity. A project is scored based on the individual roadway's unique characteristics and then added to the list based on its final score. The sidewalk list is updated yearly, and new projects are added based on input received from the public.

The Sidewalk Prioritization List is the basis of the City’s Programmed Sidewalk List for new sidewalk construction. Once a sidewalk project is moved into the Programmed Sidewalk List, the project is removed from the Sidewalk Prioritization List.

Below is an overview of the prioritization process and evaluation criteria:

Step 1. Separate candidate projects into two tiers:
Tier 1	Projects with no existing sidewalks
Tier 2	Projects with existing sidewalks on one side of street
Funding will be allocated to Tier 1 projects first.

Step 2. Rank projects based on the following criteria:
#		Max Points
1	Safety	10
2	Safe Routes to School	10
3	New Access on Arterials and Collectors	10
4	Latent Demand	15
5	Connectivity	15
	This criterion will award points based on the following:
	Connects to existing sidewalk on arterial road (15 pts)
	Connects to sidewalk on collector road (10 pts)
	Connects to sidewalk on local street (5 pts)
	Does not connect to other sidewalks (0 pts)
6	Existing Demand (Pedestrian Attractors)	40
	This criterion will assess scores based on access to:
	Transit
	Parks
	Greenways and Trails
	Disadvantaged Housing
	Employment Centers
	University and College Campuses
	Shopping Centers
	Placemaking Areas (South Monroe/Adams, Market District, and Midtown)
	TOTAL MAXIMUM POINTS:	100

Request a Sidewalk

* Full Name:

* Home address:

* Email address:

* Best daytime phone number:

* Street Name Requested for Sidewalk Installation:

Which side of the street?

North

South

East

West

* Starting location of the request (intersecting street or address):

* Ending location of the request (intersecting street or address):

* Are there existing sidewalks along the roadway?

Yes

Any additional comments or concerns and reason for requesting sidewalk:

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