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Parents and council push for sidewalks and safe‑routes funding around Bailey and Daley schools
Summary
Residents described crowded walking routes and removed temporary sidewalks near Bailey and Daley schools and urged the council to prioritize sidewalks and Safe Routes to School grant applications; the council asked the city manager for maps of designated school zones and to add the area to future sidewalk project lists.
Residents and councilors urged the Lowell City Council on Tuesday to prioritize sidewalks and traffic changes around the Bailey and Daley schools after a temporary pilot sidewalk was removed amid neighborhood complaints.
Catherine "Cathy" Dylan, a parent and neighborhood resident, told the council she has repeatedly raised the issue over three years. "The school zone starts at the front door and encompasses the campus and as many blocks possible that surround the school and have a high concentration of school generated traffic," she said, and added that some…
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