Resident warns council the Washington Boulevard/Alberta Drive crosswalk is dangerous; city pledges review and extra patrols

Jennifer Keeney, a North Ogden resident, told the City Council on Feb. 11 that the marked crosswalk at Washington Boulevard and Alberta Drive is the “scariest and most dangerous” part of her regular walking route and described multiple near-miss incidents involving turning vehicles.

Keeney said she has altered her behavior — wearing brighter clothing, timing walks for daylight, using the pedestrian push button — but still experiences near-weekly close calls. “Just yesterday, I was nearly hit twice,” she told the council, adding she has pressed the crosswalk button and been fully visible when cars turned through the intersection.

Mayor and staff responses Mayor asked public-works and police staff to review the intersection. Lieutenant Boyette was asked to increase patrols in the short term to enforce right-of-way laws for pedestrians. The mayor and staff noted there is a plan to extend nearby roadwork and that a signal replacement is planned as part of that larger project; staff said they will add the intersection to the city’s follow-up list and examine what interim changes are possible.

Staff follow-up and context Council asked Public Works Director Dave (last name not specified in the transcript) to investigate technical fixes, and the mayor asked the city manager (John) and staff to place the item on a follow-up list. Staff indicated a planned road-extension and signal replacement could address the issue, but additional enforcement was recommended while the city pursues longer-term engineering changes.

Ending The council thanked Keeney for speaking and pledged to review both enforcement and engineering options. No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff will report back to council on possible short-term enforcement and longer-term engineering or signal-timing changes.