Help fix the streets communities walk every day.
Adopt a Sidewalk connects business sponsors with already-approved municipal sidewalk projects, creating public-private partnerships that help municipalities make taxpayer dollars go further.
Business sponsors fund the work.
Municipalities build the sidewalks.
Communities get better infrastructure.
Projects are completed through municipalities and their approved contractors. Sponsorship does not change which projects are approved or how they are built.
Municipalities are already spending billions on sidewalks
Los Angeles sidewalk repair commitment over 30 years following its 2016 ADA settlement.
High-end estimate to address missing and substandard sidewalks across Denver.
Paid by Los Angeles in sidewalk injury settlements over a five-year period.
Share of Los Angeles sidewalks repaired five years into its major sidewalk repair program.
Municipalities already have public works departments, engineering standards, approved contractors and thousands of identified infrastructure needs.
Sources: municipal settlements, city budget documents and public works reporting.
The problem
Cracks, uneven pavement, missing connections and lifted concrete make everyday walks harder for parents with strollers, seniors, children and people with disabilities.
Walkable neighborhoods create foot traffic. Poor pedestrian infrastructure creates friction between people and the places they want to visit.
Deferred maintenance compounds. Accessibility issues become more expensive. Injuries create liability. Every dollar spent reacting to a problem is a dollar that cannot be spent improving something else.
The question is how we help municipalities fund more of them.
How it works
Adopt a Sidewalk adds private funding to the municipal infrastructure process that already exists.
Without a sponsor
With Adopt a Sidewalk
A sponsorship does not move one sidewalk ahead of another, determine where public works dollars are spent, change municipal engineering standards, or give the sponsor control over public property.
The project moves forward as planned regardless of sponsorship.
When sponsorship is secured, public funding that would otherwise support that project can potentially be redirected toward other municipal priorities, subject to the municipality's budgeting and procurement requirements.
For business sponsors
It's underwriting a piece of the community.
Business sponsors receive community recognition, construction and post-construction signage, a digital project page and a measurable local investment. They do not receive control over public property or the public works process.
What business sponsors get
Recognition for helping fund a tangible improvement in the community.
Recognition at the project while construction is underway, subject to municipal approval.
Approved signage or markers acknowledging the contribution after completion where permitted.
A shareable record of the project, investment and impact the sponsor helped make possible.
A real local investment business sponsors can communicate to customers, employees and stakeholders.
A specific project. A specific location. A specific dollar amount. A visible result.
What business sponsors don't get
The municipality remains in control of the infrastructure.
Sponsor recognition
During construction
Example mockup
Temporary fencing banner: sponsor recognition, the amount invested, the partnering municipality and a 311 reporting line. The sponsor name, logo, municipality and dollar figure shown are placeholders.
After completion
Example mockup
Post-construction marker: sponsor recognition, the partnering municipality and a 311 reporting line. The sponsor name, logo and municipality shown are placeholders.
Illustrative mockups. The images above are design examples created to show how sponsor recognition could look. The businesses, logos, municipalities and dollar amounts shown are for illustration only — no sponsorship, partnership or endorsement exists with any business or municipality depicted. Final signage, terminology, placement, dimensions and duration are subject to municipal approval and applicable regulations.
Available Projects
Browse City of Newport Beach sidewalk and concrete infrastructure projects from the 2025–2026 public record that could be made available for sponsorship through a participating municipality.
Illustrative project inventory
Project names, numbers, scopes, contractors and status shown below are drawn from City of Newport Beach public records. Sponsorship ranges, terms and impression estimates are illustrative examples for design demonstration and do not represent approved sponsorship opportunities or audited media figures.
1PROJECT NO. 25R06 · CONTRACT 9715-1
Spyglass Hill · Newport Hills · Harbor View · Seawind
Replacement of deteriorated concrete sidewalks, driveways, curbs, gutters and access ramps.
Sponsorship range
$95K–$135K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
3.4M–4.8M
2PROJECT NO. 23R11 · CONTRACT 8925-2
E. Coast Hwy: Jamboree Rd–MacArthur Blvd · San Miguel Dr: Newport Center Dr–MacArthur Blvd
Road rehabilitation including reconstruction of deteriorated sidewalks, curbs, gutters and access ramps.
Sponsorship range
$110K–$150K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
3.9M–5.4M
3PROJECT NO. 23R14 · CONTRACT 8894-2
Superior Ave: W. Coast Hwy–Placentia Ave · Hospital Rd: Newport Blvd–Placentia Ave
Concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway, spandrel and curb-ramp construction.
Sponsorship range
$75K–$110K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
2.7M–3.9M
4PROJECT NO. 25R11 · CONTRACT 8895-3
Bristol St N: Jamboree Rd–Campus Dr · Spyglass Hill Rd · Von Karman Ave
Reconstruction of deteriorated concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways and access ramps.
Sponsorship range
$85K–$120K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
3.0M–4.3M
5PROJECT NO. 26R06 · CONTRACT 9945-1
Eastbluff · North Ford · Santa Ana Heights · Bayview · Airport Area
Replacement of concrete sidewalks, cross gutters, driveways, curbs, gutters and access ramps.
Sponsorship range
$90K–$130K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
3.2M–4.6M
6PROJECT NO. 26R12 · CONTRACT 9943-1
Eastbluff · Bayview Heights · Santa Ana Heights · Airport Area · isolated citywide locations
Reconstruction of deteriorated sidewalks, curb ramps, driveway approaches and gutters; new curb ramps where missing.
Sponsorship range
$60K–$95K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
2.1M–3.4M
7PROJECT NO. 24R13 · CONTRACT 9431-2
MacArthur Blvd: Jamboree Rd–Campus Dr
PCC sidewalk, driveways, curb, gutter and curb ramps within a larger pavement and median project.
Sponsorship range
$115K–$150K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
4.1M–5.4M
8PROJECT NO. 26R11 · CONTRACT 9855-2
San Miguel Dr: San Joaquin Hills Rd–Ford Rd
PCC curb ramps, sidewalk, curb, gutter, cross gutters, driveways and truncated domes.
Sponsorship range
$70K–$105K
1–4 year term
Est. annual impressions
2.5M–3.8M
How impressions are estimated
Planning estimates for demonstration only. Real delivery would be measured against corridor traffic — published Caltrans and municipal traffic counts for vehicle volume, and a location-analytics provider such as Placer.ai for pedestrian volume. Not audited impression counts.
Locations shown are approximate corridor and neighborhood centroids. Sponsorship ranges are illustrative only.
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The funding flywheel
Municipality has budgeted for an approved sidewalk project
Private sponsor helps fund the project
Of public funding can potentially support another municipal priority
Actual treatment of municipal funds depends on the municipality's budgeting, procurement and appropriations process.
It helps public works dollars go further.
Steve Michaelsen
Founder
About
I started Adopt a Sidewalk because of a problem almost everyone has encountered but few of us think much about until it affects us directly: a bad sidewalk.
Walking with my son in a stroller made me notice every crack, divot, tree root and uneven slab.
A sidewalk that seemed like a minor inconvenience when I was walking alone suddenly became something I planned my entire route around. Sometimes the street was smoother than the sidewalk.
And once you start noticing broken sidewalks, you see them everywhere.
You also realize how many people experience the problem much more significantly — parents pushing strollers, seniors, kids riding bikes, people using wheelchairs and anyone simply trying to walk safely through their neighborhood.
At the same time, businesses spend billions of dollars every year trying to demonstrate that they care about the communities they serve.
What if some of that money could fix something people actually use every single day?
Municipalities already know what needs to be fixed.
Businesses want meaningful ways to invest locally.
Adopt a Sidewalk brings them together.
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