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Neighbors press Fort Collins City Council to keep EPIC Stewart access as emergency-only
Summary
Scores of residents, parents and schoolchildren urged council to oppose making EPIC’s Stewart Street emergency gate a regular exit. Speakers cited near-misses, past congestion when the gate was open, the 1985 ordinance restricting egress, and asked for traffic surveys and community engagement.
A large block of public comment at the Oct. 16 Fort Collins City Council meeting focused on a staff evaluation of potentially opening the EPIC Arena emergency access on Stewart Street to regular egress during events.
Students from Riffenburg Elementary and other residents told the council they fear additional vehicle traffic at a four‑way convergence used by many walkers and cyclists. “It’s already really scary and dangerous to walk across the crosswalks on Stewart,” said a third‑grade…
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