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Residents and council push for benches, safer crossings at Second and New bus stop
Summary
Public commenters and a council committee asked the city to study seating and safety at a busy bus stop near Second and New streets and to consider targeted traffic enforcement and small traffic-calming studies in hot spots.
Two residents who spoke during public comment on Sept. 16 urged the city to add seating and safety measures at a bus stop by Second and New streets and suggested the city examine other stops lacking benches.
Sean Kernan, who said he regularly travels between West Bethlehem and the Northampton Community College FabLab, described a bus stop near the on-ramp at Second and New where riders — including a pregnant woman he noticed that day — had no place to sit. “I think the city should seriously consider finding some kind…
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