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Letter: 'Scary sidewalk' on East Columbia needs New West's attention

If cyclists can't navigate the hilly bike route, their choices are limited.
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eastcolumbiabikelanesign
The designated bike route for this stretch of Sapperton goes uphill around a bad stretch of East Columbia Street — but this writer says that if you can't handle the hill, you're left with no choice but to use the "scary sidewalk."Julie MacLellan

Editor:

Re: 'Terrifying' New West roadway needs to be fixed immediately, Letter to the editor

This is an interesting proposal. I bike with my three children on this scary sidewalk because I am not able to easily ride up the very steep bike path, but this is how we get to and from school. I hope that with the thought of expropriating those properties and adding extra driving lanes that it can also have some safe space for all who need to see change in this stretch.

Stephanie Hsu

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