A 2022 Berkeleyside article discusses Berkeley’s broken sidewalks. Berkeley’s 50/50 cost-sharing program has a 3- to 4-year backlog, and that doesn’t include homeowners who cannot afford to pay half, or are neglecting their responsibility. The city estimates that $50 million would fully fund sidewalk repair. (The Fix the Streets and Sidewalks Initiative would fill that need.) https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/12/26/berkeleys-sidewalk-repair-backlog-is-shrinking
