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Public commenter urges removal of bollards and more bike parking at Santa Maria parks
Summary
During public comment, Jeffrey Wheeler urged the Recreation and Parks Commission to remove hazardous bollards on multi‑use paths, add long‑term bike storage and consult bicycle‑facility experts for new projects, citing a crash involving his son and limited bike racks at city venues.
Jeffrey Wheeler, a resident who bikes around Santa Maria, told the Recreation and Parks Commission that bollards on multi‑use paths are creating hazards and asked the city to expand bike parking and consult bicycle‑facility experts on new projects. "Bollards ... they're hazardous to bicyclists," Wheeler said, and he described his son’s crash at a golf‑cart crossing along the train‑track path.
Wheeler identified specific locations where he said…
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