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Residents and Bike Santa Fe urge city to dedicate funds and a coordinator for bike and pedestrian safety
Summary
Dozens of residents and members of Bike Santa Fe urged the council to dedicate a staff position or part-time contractor and to use repaving (a proposed $25M GO bond) to add protected bike lanes, safer crosswalks and maintenance funding; speakers stressed low-cost fixes like restriping and pop-up lanes can significantly improve safety.
Multiple members of Bike Santa Fe, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), and individual residents urged the governing body to dedicate budget and staff time to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and maintenance. Phil Lucero, president of Bike Santa Fe, said the city can make meaningful improvements with modest investment: "The good news is,…
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