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WEBVTT THIS IS AVERY MOONEY'S MAIN MODEOF TRANSPORTATION.SHE RIDES HER LONGBOARD ALONGTHE IDEWALKS OF CENTRAL AVENUEIN NOB HILL PRETTY OFTEN.THERE'S REALLY OT A LOT OF ROOMON THE SIDEWALKS FOR PEOPLE TOGET AROUND.REPORTER: THE MAYOR PROMISEDNEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES TWOYEARS AGO THAT THEY WOULD GETWIDER SIDEWALKS IN NOB HILL ASPART OF THE RAPID TRANSITPROJECT.BUSINESSES SAY IT WOULD MAKE ITEASIER FOR PEOPLE TO WALK AROUNDSHOPS COULD SET UP SIDEWALKSALES, AND RESTAURANTS COULD SETUP OUTDOOR PATIOS.>> BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEFINAL ENGINEERING PLANS, THESIDEWALKS WERE OUT.REPORTER: PLANS TO WIDEN THESIDEWALKS TO 15 FEET IN NOB HILLARE STILL UP ON THE CITYWEBSITE.BUT CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVISTELLS ME THE FINAL ENGINEERINGPLANS NIXED THE WIDER SIDEWALKSFROM GIRARD TO ALISSO.>> WE ALL THOUGHT WE WEREGETTING SOMETHING BETTER FORTHIS, AND WE'RE REALLYFRUSTRATED.REPORTER: NOW, DAVIS ISPROPOSING A RESOLUTION TO USEHALF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM HISDISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THE WIDERSIDEWALKS HAPPEN.>> RIGHT NOW THE SIDEWALK HEREALONG CENTRAL IS ABOUT 7 FEETWIDE. COUNCILOR DAVIS'RESOLUTION WOULD EXTEND ITANOTHER TWO FEET ON EACH SIDE OFTHE STREET.DAVIS SAYS IT WOULD MEAN MAKINGTHE DRIVING LANES JUST A BITMORE NARROW, AND WOULDN'TREQUIRE GOING BACK TO THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR APPROVAL.IT'S SOMETHING MOONEY SAYS WOULDMAKE NOB HILL EVEN BETTER FOREVERYONE.IN A STATEMENT, A CITYSPOKESPERSON SAYS WIDENING THESIDEWALKS WOULD ADD MONTHS TO

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Two years ago, the City of Albuquerque promised neighbors and business in Nob Hill wider sidewalks as part of the Rapid Transit project, but those plans have changed. Businesses said the wider sidewalks would make it easier for people to walk around, shops could set up sidewalk sales, and restaurants could set up outdoor patios. However, Councilor Pat Davis said he learned in January that the sidewalks were taken out of the final engineering plans. Plans to widen the sidewalks to 14 feet in Nob Hill are still up on the city website, but Davis said he learned the plans removed the wider sidewalks along Central Avenue from Girard Boulevard. “We all thought we were getting something better for this, and we're really frustrated,” said Davis. Now, Davis is proposing a resolution to use $500,000 from his district to make the wider sidewalks happen. The proposal would extend the sidewalks two feet on each side of Central Ave. In a statement, a city spokeswoman said widening the sidewalks would narrow parking lanes, and add months to ART construction. The resolution is going before the city council Monday evening.