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Bernard Parks Jr., chief of staff of Councilman Bernard Parks, pushes Helen Young, 80, in a wheelchair over a broken sidewalk in front her home on West Century Boulevard in Los Angeles, where Councilman Parks and the L.A. Neighborhood Initiative marked the start of several sidewalk repair projects.

Bernard Parks Jr., chief of staff of Councilman Bernard Parks, pushes Helen Young, 80, in a wheelchair over a broken sidewalk in front her home on West Century Boulevard in Los Angeles, where Councilman Parks and the L.A. Neighborhood Initiative marked the start of several sidewalk repair projects.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Mayor Eric Garcetti has promised to boost funding to repair L.A.’s broken sidewalks to $20 million, but $10 million in the current budget has not been spent.

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Crew members begin repairing the sidewalk in front of a property in the 800 block of West Century Boulevard in Los Angeles.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Ethan Robarts, 17, navigates the sidewalk along the 2400 block of Prosser Avenue in Los Angeles. “I just jump over it,” Robarts said.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Two people navigate the sidewalk along Vermont Avenue where it meets the 101 Freeway.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Phil Liu, 35, navigates the sidewalk along the 2400 block of Prosser Avenue,   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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Marta Paxtor navigates the sidewalks along 3rd Street between Bonnie Brae and Alvarado with her daughter, Angie, who is 1 year old.   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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