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Estacada committee, school officials press for safer crossings after repeated bus incidents
Summary
City committee and school transportation staff reviewed the Safe Routes to School plan, described continuing red-light violations around school buses and asked staff to coordinate on lighting, crosswalk upgrades and technical assistance for future funding.
Estacada Traffic & Public Safety Committee members and school transportation staff discussed gaps in pedestrian safety around local schools and repeated incidents of motorists running school-bus stop signals during the committee meeting.
The discussion centered on the Safe Routes to School plan prepared in 2016–17, current crossing and lighting needs around Rivermill Elementary and other campuses, and recent enforcement challenges affecting school buses. Sarah, transportation coordinator for the Estacada School District, told the committee that new state rules enabling red-light enforcement on school buses took effect Jan. 1 and that bus drivers report dozens of red-light violations and daily red-light runners on some routes. “We probably have 8 to 10 red light…
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