Councilperson takes on trail detour scofflaws

Windsor Heights Councilperson Lauren Campbell is fighting trail-detour scofflaws with a homemade weapon: humorous signs.

Why it matters: While some of Campbell’s signs are intended to generate a smile, they’re also there to remind people to take detours before someone gets hurt.

Driving the news: Walnut Creek Trail users have been bypassing barricades and cutting through fencing near the 73rd Street reconstruction zone north of University Avenue.

  • Some have gone over or under fences, trespassed through nearby private property and ignored multiple “trail closed” warnings.

Case in point: One cyclist lifted a bike over a barricade, and another ran over one of her signs as she was placing them last Thursday, yelling at her to “get a job,” she tells Axios…

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