Legislation directing the District’s Transportation Department to install sidewalks where none exist has stalled in a D.C. Council committee, to the chagrin of many residents whose daily commute requires a walk in the street.

About 200 miles of District roadway are without sidewalks. The legislation, authored by Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, would require the D.C. Department of Transportation to install of a sidewalk on at least one side of the street whenever it does a resurfacing, reconstruction, or curb and gutter replacement.