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Residents urge enforcement, education after Uptown bike sidewalk incidents and Windermere crosswalk close calls
Summary
Business owners and neighborhood residents told council they are seeing unsafe bicycling and scooter use in Uptown and asked for enforcement and public education; an HOA representative asked for additional traffic studies and pedestrian safety review at McCorkle and a Windermere neighborhood crosswalk where a bicyclist was struck last week.
Two public commenters told council they want more enforcement and public outreach after repeated unsafe bicycling and scooter use in Uptown and close calls at a Windermere-area crosswalk.
Debbie Benally, an Uptown business owner of 19 years, told council she had documented near-miss incidents and asked the city to use social media and other outreach to remind riders that sidewalk bicycling is prohibited in Uptown and that cyclists must obey crosswalk rules. “Did you know that it's against the law to…
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