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Parents and students press for marked crosswalks near SCPA and Washington Park; CPS, DOT describe constraints
Summary
Parents and a 10-year-old student urged Cincinnati officials for a new crosswalk between SCPA and Washington Park and a high-visibility repaint at Rothenberg; CPS said SCPA crosswalk work would require removing parking and curb work and DOT will prioritize some repainting before school starts.
During public comment at the joint meeting, parents and a 10-year-old student called for a marked crosswalk on Twelfth Street between SCPA (School for Creative and Performing Arts) and Washington Park and asked the city to repaint the Rothenberg crosswalk with high-visibility yellow paint.
Alexis Marsh said she and her son Errol, a 10-year-old SCPA student, cross daily to get to Washington Park and described risky crossings "in the middle, which is dangerous, or we go around, which takes much longer." Errol told council, "I would, usually I would 1, look both ways and go through the middle because it is faster."
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