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TPO considers "don—t block the box" strategies including PSAs, enforcement and signal tuning
Summary
The TPO heard a status report on preventing intersection "box blocking" and discussed a pilot approach combining education, law enforcement, markings and signal timing to reduce pedestrian exposure and traffic grid effects.
The Hillsborough County TPO received a status report on strategies to prevent "blocking the box" at intersections and discussed possible next steps including pilot enforcement, public-service announcements and signal-timing coordination.
Director Justin Wong (identified in the transcript as the meeting director) defined blocking the box as drivers entering an intersection and becoming unable to clear it during the green phase, which can trap pedestrians and wheelchair users in the roadway. "It forces cyclists and pedestrians out of crosswalks and into the road," Wong said,…
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