"Sidewalks to Nowhere"

While on the council I would hear questions or complaints about "sidewalks to nowhere". Basically these are sidewalks in front of new developments which don't lead anywhere. Examples can be found on Bass Lake Road, in front of Just Tires as well as Advance Auto Parts.

There is a very easy explanation for this. Developers must provide sidewalks along public thoroughfares that the project fronts. This is an example of how private development provides infrastructure, essentially one of the positive attributes of growth. Certainly towns may build sidewalks at taxpayer expense, such as the sidewalk on Cayman Ave, but often they wait for development to handle this. There are times when a critical connection is needed and towns may incur the expense by building the sidewalk on their own.

(In case you did not know, Holly Springs will be installing a sidewalk, thanks mostly to a federal air quality grant, on Main Street from Ballentine Street to Main St. Square.)