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Bicycle coalition urges Mount Vernon to press WSDOT for safer bike and pedestrian access at SR 536 bridge
Summary
Skagit Valley Bicycle Coalition members asked the council to push for bike- and pedestrian-friendly changes to the SR 536 Skagit River Bridge ahead of a planned yearlong repainting and closure, and offered to help find funding and community support.
Mount Vernon — Members of the Skagit Valley Bicycle Coalition told the council Wednesday they want the city to press Washington State Department of Transportation for improvements to the SR 536 Skagit River Bridge and to consider interim measures during a planned repainting closure.
Ingrid Hannon, who identified herself as part of the Skagit Valley Bicycle Coalition, said the bridge’s current configuration “discourages bike transportation and is dangerous for those who do cross, requiring…
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