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Traffic study recommends pedestrian hybrid beacon at Church Street; council urged to plan public education
Summary
A follow-up traffic study recommended installing a pedestrian hybrid (HAWK) beacon at Church Street and removing a midblock crosswalk on Route 91 to reduce pedestrian crash potential; staff recommended additional summer pedestrian counts and a public education campaign because drivers unfamiliar with the device sometimes fail to stop.
City transportation staff presented a follow-up study April 8 examining three potential locations for a high-intensity activated crosswalk (a 'pedestrian hybrid beacon,' sometimes called a HAWK) on State Route 91. Based on traffic counts, crash history and coordination with Hudson's adaptive signal system, the study identified Church Street as the preferred site if the city proceeds.
Staff said the recommended plan pairs the hybrid beacon with removal of a midblock crosswalk on…
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