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Parents and students press Lawrence council for safer crosswalks on Broadway near Arlington School
Summary
A nine-year-old student and parents told the council Broadway at Arlington is unsafe for walkers and asked the city for improved signage, repaired crosswalk signals and a talking pedestrian button; officials noted prior contact with Safe Routes to School but no full follow-through.
A nine-year-old Arlington Elementary student and parents asked the Lawrence City Council on Sept. 2 to improve pedestrian safety on Broadway (Route 28) near Arlington School, saying failing signals and missing school-zone signage make walking to school hazardous.
Parker Maffin, introduced by his mother as a 9-year-old student at Arlington Elementary, told the council, “Cars drive too fast, and sometimes it's scary,” and asked for “a better…
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