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Chipman Junior High students present 'Safer Streets' plan; council members back referral to expand youth policy work
Summary
Chipman Junior High students on Oct. 8 presented a coordinated ‘Safer Streets’ plan to the Bakersfield City Council, proposing lane‑narrowing, road diets on collector streets, relocated curbside parking near parks, new crosswalks and an education program aimed at reducing crashes near the school.
Chipman Junior High students on Oct. 8 presented a coordinated ‘Safer Streets’ plan to the Bakersfield City Council, proposing lane-narrowing, road diets on collector streets, relocated curbside parking near parks, new crosswalks and an education program aimed at reducing crashes near the school.
“Good evening, mayor and council members. We are students from Chipman Junior High here to present our project, reimagining safer streets around our school,” student Kylia Webb said. The students said parents surveyed in the neighborhood named safety as the main reason they drive their children rather than allow walking or bicycling.
The students urged changes on local streets that currently have travel lanes “over 20 feet wide, when only 12 feet is…
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