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Parents press Glens Falls council for ‘bike bus’ support and faster school-area safety fixes
Summary
Parents and volunteers urged the council to back a volunteer ‘bike bus’ program and accelerate safety measures around the middle and high schools, citing a July 2024 traffic study and a need to reduce car trips and chronic absenteeism.
Parents and volunteers told the Glens Falls Common Council on April 8 they are organizing a “bike bus” — a planned route of adults and children bicycling together to school — and asked city staff and the Board of Public Safety to clarify what support or approvals, if any, are required.
Mary Beth Chambers, a parent active with middle-school volunteers, said the group wants to improve student health, increase attendance and reduce car traffic by helping children bike safely to school. “We’re trying to assist kids in getting to school safely on their bikes,” Chambers said.
Russell Barnhart, a volunteer who researched legal backing for bicycle riders, cited…
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