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Council narrowly approves plan to close South Park Drive to vehicles, fund permeable parking
Summary
After extensive public comment, the council voted 4–3 to pursue Option 2 — closing South Park Drive to through vehicle traffic and adding permeable surfacing in key parking areas — directing staff to proceed toward design and construction funded by Measure H.
The City of Chico moved forward with a plan to change traffic access in Lower Bidwell Park after lengthy public comment on June 17, approving 4–3 a staff recommendation to close South Park Drive to through vehicle traffic and to invest in permeable paving in some park parking areas.
Public works staff presented four alternatives: (1) rebuild the road with a separated multi‑use trail and reconfigured parking; (2) close South Park Drive to vehicles and reuse reclaimed pavement to improve parking areas (staff’s analysis included permeable surfacing for certain lots); (3) a hybrid of option 1 with different parking layouts; and (4) do minimal resurfacing and leave the current vehicle configuration in place. The staff report noted the project’s primary objective is rehabilitation of the road for…
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