I have to apologize for the lack of sidewalk content today. It’s been very hot, so I’ve been taking my walks at night, which isn’t good for finding sidewalk markings to share. So instead I’ll offer a link to an article that has nothing at all to do with sidewalks. The City Pulse has reported today that residents of the part of the Groesbeck neighborhood that lies within Lansing Township have requested to be annexed by Lansing. My immediate reaction was, “Of course they have. We have much better sidewalks.”

According to the article, “a leader of the effort… declined to discuss why the residents were seeking annexation.” Surely, though, it’s because they have noticed how only the Lansing side of Mifflin Avenue has a sidewalk and how the border between Lansing and Lansing Township on Michigan Avenue is marked by the sidewalk mostly disappearing.

Admittedly, I think that the Groesbeck neighborhood itself has adequate sidewalk coverage (though they’re probably not stamped, since I don’t think Lansing Township has a marking ordinance). But the overall better effort with respect to sidewalks in Lansing is surely still a point in the city’s favor.