Have you ever successfully gotten rid of poison ivy in your yard?

I have a path from the driveway to the house, that runs next to the deck, and there’s a space about a foot wide between the path and the deck. There is now a whole bunch of poison ivy growing.

I had a landscaper come to do some work a few weeks ago, and one of the things I asked him to do was to take care of the poison ivy. I guess they chopped it but it’s growing back now.

I’m afraid I’m going to end up getting it on my shoes or if I’m wearing slippers, end up getting it on my feet or something.

I googled it and read that you can pour boiling water on it but it will take a few tries, and that seems like a ton of effort (pots of boiling water, and each pot will only cover a small amount), or you can cover the poison ivy with cardboard or wood. I hesitate to use weed killer because I dislike the thought of putting poison in the ground, but honestly, I’m starting to thing that might be the answer.

Have you ever successfully gotten rid of poison ivy in your yard, and if so, how?