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Residents urge Durham to address street safety, speeding and truck parking near school

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Public commenters described a recent near‑pedestrian crash and ongoing truck parking on a residential street near Shepherd Middle School, urging more enforcement, traffic calming and a coordinator to address dangerous corridors.

Multiple residents used the public‑comment period to urge the council to act on street safety issues, including a recent incident in which pedestrians were nearly struck and ongoing commercial truck parking on a residential street that runs beside Shepherd Middle School.

A public commenter described a video of a driver failing to stop after an incident that forced pedestrians to move from the roadway; the commenter said crashes and…

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