City to add short‑term signs, repainting and enforcement at Saint Vincent crosswalk on Mount Vernon Avenue

City staff and members of the City Council’s public streets discussion agreed on a set of near‑term measures to improve pedestrian safety at the Saint Vincent School crosswalk on Mount Vernon Avenue, including repainting the crosswalk, installing short‑term delineators, limited tree trimming and temporary speed‑feedback signage, staff said.

The measures aim to improve sight lines and reduce parking in the crosswalk area during peak drop‑off and pick‑up times. Tom (city staff) described a limited‑use plastic sign on a weighted rubber base that could be placed in the roadway during arrival and dismissal: “they're basically these little plastic signs, delineators that are on a rubber, you know, foot … that you would need to take out there during the times that the crosswalk's at its busiest … place it in the center of the road. It does help. It's another obstacle that the motorist would see, and help, you know, draw attention to the crosswalk.”

Lindsay (school staff) told the group…