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Fire Department flags safety, clearance issues as bike lanes and street changes increase
Summary
Deputy Assistant Chief Dan DeCozio briefed the commission on how protected bike lanes, parking changes and other street-design proposals can impede fire apparatus and asked for dedicated resources and city attorney guidance on conflicts between Fire Code section 503 and transportation code.
The Fire Commission received a briefing on May 24 from Deputy Assistant Chief Dan DeCozio on the Transportation Advisory Staff Committee27s (TASK) role reviewing street-design proposals and the safety challenges those proposals can present for emergency operations.
DeCozio described TASK as an advisory group chaired by the Municipal Transportation Agency that includes fire prevention, support services and field suppression representatives. The committee reviews proposed street changes 2D including protected bike lanes,…
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