Posted Jun 30, 2015, 4:41 AM
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City says its improving crosswalk safety, but some aren’t satisfied
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmo...alk+safety+some+aren/11176903/story.html
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Traffic operations director Craig Walbaum said his staff are assessing the need for lights at 200 marked crosswalks across Edmonton based on such factors as speed, the number of lanes and how close they are to other lights.
They plan to install signals on Jasper Avenue this summer at 113th Street, 115th Street, 119th Street and 120th Street, he said.
Another five will be put on Whyte Avenue, 109th Street (at 83rd Avenue and 69th Avenue) and 104th Avenue by the end of 2016.
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Transportation officials are also looking at other ways to boost the visibility of busy crossings.
This includes overhead signs, painting wide “zebra” stripes on the road at schools and seniors’ centres, and rectangular rapid flashing LED lights such as the ones being tested at Saskatchewan Drive and 99th Street.
There’s now only enough money to add pedestrian lights at 10 locations annually.
While Coun. Ben Henderson said he likes the new approach, he’s concerned about how it will be carried out.
The city has rejected requests for pedestrian lights at the busy marked crossing on Whyte Avenue at 102nd Street, he said.
He doesn’t think enough people will walk a block west to cross at the traffic signals.
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Yeah, Whyte and 102 St is also bad
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