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Councilors ask DPW, police and fire alarm office to study countdown timers and crosswalk upgrades on main streets
Summary
Following resident complaints and a recent pedestrian fatality, Councilors Vivian Marmol and Anna Levy urged a study of pedestrian countdown timers and crosswalk improvements on high-traffic and gateway streets; the committee voted to ask DPW, police and the fire alarm/engineering office for cost estimates and an engineering review.
Councilors Vivian Marmol and Anna Levy told the Ordinance Committee on March 11 that recent resident complaints and a downtown pedestrian fatality spurred requests for better crosswalk signals, including pedestrian countdown timers and longer pedestrian intervals at key intersections.
Marmol and Levy proposed a citywide program but agreed with committee members that a practical first step is an engineering…
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