Committee backs trial traffic controls to ease school pickup and bus-loop conflicts
Staff proposed trialing temporary cones or a gate operated during drop-off/pick-up to reduce congestion and keep buses off a fire road; members supported a pilot with temporary traffic-control layouts and messaging to parents before permanent changes.
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Committee members and staff discussed chronic congestion during school pickup and drop-off, particularly at Connecticut/Pennington/Jasmine approaches. Staff proposed trialing a reversed approach (have parents come up Jasmine and exit a different route), using temporary cones and possibly a gate the crossing guard could operate during peak times to reduce queuing and unsafe conditions.
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