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Engineers and council discuss Airport Road and Parkview Boulevard signal plans, crosswalk safety for new elementary school
Summary
Council heard a staff briefing and engineer commentary on signalization and crosswalk design near the new elementary school site; topics included countdown timers, leading pedestrian intervals, audible signals, stamped crosswalks, sidewalks, and grant opportunities such as DCED Safe Walks and Green Light Go.
An engineering update on Feb. 15 walked Bellefonte Borough Council members through planned traffic signals and pedestrian crossings at Airport Road and Parkview Boulevard associated with a new elementary school and the Parkview Heights/Zion Road intersection.
The matter is significant because the signalized crossings lie adjacent to school property and several council members and residents flagged existing pedestrian safety concerns at wide, angled intersections used by students and other walkers.
Nick Shaffer, the borough's project engineer, said the Airport Road intersection will receive a traffic signal and a single crosswalk with pedestrian countdown timers. "The crossing will have countdown pedestrian timers ... that will give the pedestrian that's crossing an idea of how long they have to cross," Shaffer said, adding that the…
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