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Parents and city weigh changes after East Elementary pickup becomes single-file
Summary
A Breckenridge parent told the City Council that a new single-lane afternoon pickup pattern at East Elementary caused a 1 hour, 20 minute delay; city staff described a traffic-control study, two options presented to the school district and the city's plan to fund signage and pavement markings to meet MUTCD standards.
A Breckenridge parent told the City Council she spent about 1 hour and 20 minutes in the new East Elementary afternoon pickup line and urged the city to address safety and congestion concerns. Jacqueline Morehart, a parent and regular carpool driver, spoke during the council's open forum and said the change from multiple loading lanes to a single-file route lengthened pickup time and blocked local driveways. The parent said the new method routes cars off Walker Street, down to Lindsay behind the playground and around an industrial loop where parents line up along the east side of the school, and that big trucks use the same industrial access. She told the council, "it took me an hour and 20 minutes to pick up my son today with the new method"…
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