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Residents press council for fixes at Grandview crosswalk after lighting replacement and traffic changes
Summary
Grandview Square residents told the Edina City Council July 15 they feel unsafe walking to nearby services after a recent streetlight replacement removed luminaires on their side of the road and because drivers are not reliably stopping at a nearby midblock crosswalk.
Residents of Grandview Square and nearby senior facilities urged the Edina City Council on July 15 to address pedestrian safety at a midblock crosswalk near Avador and the senior center and to restore street lighting removed during a recent light‑replacement project. Why it matters: speakers described older residents having to “flail their arms” to stop drivers, cars passing very close to pedestrians, and a dramatic loss of lighting after the city’s contractor removed several luminaires from the residents’ side of the street. One resident said she collected 133 petition…
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