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Commission approves signal at NW 20th Street and N. Hudson after residents press for pedestrian safety
Summary
The Traffic and Transportation Commission approved installing a traffic signal at NW 20th Street and N. Hudson Avenue, reversing an earlier staff finding that the intersection did not meet MUTCD signal warrants. The commission voted to approve the signal 5–2 after removing a requirement for a center left-turn lane.
The Traffic and Transportation Commission voted 5–2 on Feb. 17 to approve installing a traffic signal at NW 20th Street and N. Hudson Avenue after residents and business owners urged action to improve pedestrian safety.
Commissioner Littlefield moved to approve the signal, originally including staff’s recommended center left-turn lane; Commissioner Martinez seconded. Commissioner Littlefield later rescinded the center left-turn lane requirement and the commission voted on the motion as amended, which passed 5 in favor, 2 opposed.
The decision came after residents and business owners described growing pedestrian activity and safety concerns near the intersection. Chelsea Banks, president of the Uptown 20 Third Street District Association, told the commission she was struck by a car at a…
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