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Presenter urges asphalt mural, pedestrian refuge at Portage and Maine to slow traffic
Summary
A local organizer told the Niagara City Council an asphalt mural and pedestrian refuge funded by a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant would address high speeds and collisions at the Portage and Maine intersection; the project is fully grant-funded and city departments have reviewed it, the presenter said.
Saladin Allah, a local organizer, told the Niagara City Council on the evening meeting that an asphalt mural and a small pedestrian refuge are a traffic-safety intervention for the intersection where Portage and Maine meet near the public library and the white coffee shop. "This asphalt mural project does not cost the city a dime," he said, adding the work is paid for by a competitive Bloomberg Philanthropies grant.
The speaker said he and collaborators gathered three months of traffic-observation data showing an average speed of 41 miles per hour through the intersection and submitted crash-history information and a…
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