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Hollywood residents press for mid‑block pedestrian crossings on A1A; board directs engineering review
Summary
Residents urged the CRA board to postpone installation of a signal at Carolina Street and study mid‑block crosswalks on State Road A1A; staff were directed to pursue an FDOT evaluation and a consultant study while not holding up the Carolina project pending FPL work.
Residents and board members on Sept. 3 urged the City of Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to pursue mid‑block pedestrian crossings on State Road A1A instead of, or in addition to, a traffic signal planned at Carolina Street.
The request came during the CRA’s 9 a.m. citizens’ comment period from Bob Glickman of Hollywood Beach and Richard (Rich) Chappesi, who asked the board to “postpone the Carolina Street traffic light … so we can look at” mid‑block crossings and to be “involved throughout the design process, including meetings with DOT.”
The petition matters because new FDOT guidance has loosened previous volume thresholds for flashing beacon crosswalks, potentially allowing more mid‑block treatments where there is pedestrian attraction. CRA Executive Director Rick Meininger said FDOT now permits flashing beacons at locations with “something that attracts pedestrian…
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