Sidewalk Closures Raise Access, Mobility Questions
By Beth Milligan | Oct. 29, 2026
Several thousand attendees are expected in downtown Traverse City Saturday for the annual Halloween Walk, where they’ll find smiling merchants handing out candy and creative costumes galore. They’ll also likely run into areas where city sidewalks are closed due to construction, which reroutes pedestrians abruptly – and for those with mobility and visual impairment issues, sometimes dangerously – away from clear pathways. The Ticker looks at how those sidewalk closures happen, how long they’ll last, and how enforcement could soon increase to better protect pedestrians.
Sidewalk closures are currently in place throughout downtown and the City of TC, ranging from the entrance at Northwestern Michigan College to intersections near Munson …
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