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Parks committee asks staff to improve Monroe Avenue crosswalk, monitor for RRFBs
Summary
The Parks committee voted to have staff implement higher-visibility pavement markings and signage at the Monroe Avenue crosswalk by Saint James Park and to monitor the site for possible installation of a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) in the future.
Alder Galvin asked the Parks and Recreation Committee on a motion carried by voice vote to have staff improve the marked crosswalk at Monroe Avenue at Saint James Park and to monitor the location for potential installation of a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, or RRFB, in the future.
The crosswalk serves park concert attendees — many elderly — who often use a driveway-to-park path rather than the formal crosswalk. “I know it won't solve all our problems, but I think an RRFB would be something that's really gonna catch people's attention from a distance, get them to stop, hopefully, better than what they're doing currently,…
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