What do you know about the Ru-Paul Pathway?

A deteriorated paved pathway runs on the eastern edge of the Walden Village Condominiums property, variously known as the Runnymede-Pauline Cut (Open Street Map way 471842792), Pauline-Runnymede Path (City of Ann Arbor planning document TR-AT-25-01) or the Ru-Paul Pathway. There is access to the path from Pauline Boulevard, Suffolk Avenue, and Runnymede Boulevard. The pathway is not ADA accessible, with a roughly paved surface and a narrow entrance at the end of Runnymede.

The path is heavily used by neighbors and school children on their way to Dicken Elementary School. It is not marked as a public path at either end (you just need to know).

In the news

Ann Arbor puts $140,000 toward designing new Pauline-Runnymede path, MLive. Feb 22, 2024https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/02/ann-arbor-puts-140000-toward-designing-new-pauline-runnymede-path.html . "Ann Arbor officials have decided to put $140,000 toward planning for a new path between Runnymede and Pauline boulevards in the Dicken neighborhood. City Council unanimously approved the allocation Tuesday, Feb. 20, after years of discussions about who should be responsible for fixing the crumbling path owned by a condo association."

Resolution to Approve the Appropriation of $140,000.00 from the General Fund Unobligated Fund Balance for the Design and Preparation of a Grant Application for the Pauline-Runnymede Path (8 Votes Required). Ann Arbor City Council, 24-0093. Enactment R-24-056. February 20, 2024. 

Sidewalk issue, SeeClickFix, issue reported 10088047. Reported 2021-06-08.

Ru-Paul Pathway at Runnymede, with a narrow and rough non-ADA entrance. Photo: Edward Vielmetti, 2024-03-03