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Chico council restores vehicle access to Peterson Memorial Drive, rejects weekday‑closure experiment
Summary
After a six‑month trial closing Peterson Memorial Drive on weekends, council voted 4‑3 to return roads to prior hours and access; staff had presented three options including keeping some closures and a weekday‑closure variant.
The Chico City Council narrowly voted 4‑3 on Sept. 16 to restore vehicular access to Peterson Memorial Drive and related park roads to the configuration used before a six‑month weekend closure trial.
Public Works staff reported on the February trial closing vehicular access to interior roads of Bidwell Park on weekends and holidays. The trial reduced vehicular circulation and eliminated parking access at some picnic sites; staff said no accidents were reported during the trial and that public contacts totaled roughly a dozen, about 70% favoring a return of vehicle access and 30% in favor of continuing…
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