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SAFETY: The Caltrans draft improvement plan includes traffic-control additions intended to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety for West Marin School’s students. The curb at the gas station is pictured may be altered before the plan is implemented.   Courtesy of Abbie Durkee

A makeover is in the works to improve pedestrian walkways and add traffic-control measures along Highway 1 from West Marin School to downtown Point Reyes Station, according to a local road-safety advocate who presented a traffic plan drafted by Caltrans and its consultant, Parisi Transportation Consulting. The plan is poised to mark the first step in a broader attempt to tackle the town’s infrastructure gaps as a heavy volume of cars and bicyclists continues to…