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Public Works reviews unattended crosswalk policy; staff stresses refuge, sight lines and warrants
Summary
Public Works staff reviewed Bangor's unattended crosswalk policy adopted in 2016, explaining criteria such as pedestrian refuge, sight distance, pedestrian counts and 80th-percentile speed that determine whether a crosswalk or a beacon is warranted.
City staff reviewed the city's unattended crosswalk policy during the Infrastructure Committee meeting on Oct. 20 and outlined the technical and warrant-based criteria the city uses to evaluate midblock crossings.
Steve Smith, interim director of public works, said the policy (enacted in 2016) sets minimum criteria including the availability of a pedestrian refuge or safe landing on both sides, adequate sight distance for the posted speed limit, pedestrian volumes (staff said they typically look for about 20 pedestrians during the peak hour), spacing considerations and the 80th…
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