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Parents propose weekly ‘bike bus’ as Glens Falls board weighs sidewalk bicycle rules
Summary
At the July 9 Board of Public Safety meeting, parents described a volunteer-led “bike bus” to get middle-school students to Kensington safely while the board discussed possible changes to sidewalk rules for bicycles and motorized devices and plans for stakeholder outreach and data review.
Norbel Greenberger, a Glens Falls resident and parent, told the City of Glens Falls Board of Public Safety on July 9 that a group of parents has been organizing a volunteer “bike bus” to bring students to Kensington Middle School safely. “This group of parents has been working to develop a bike bus,” Greenberger said, describing priority routes chosen to use crossing guards and signalized intersections.
The idea, presented during the meeting’s public-comment period, would have chaperones at the front, side and rear of each route, and run on weekday mornings “ideally starting once a week for the rest of the school year,” Greenberger said. Mary Beth Chambers, a Horicon Avenue resident and parent, said the initiative aims to reduce congestion…
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