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Sunnyvale council moves to study pedestrian signals at three Fair Oaks Avenue crossings after two recent deaths
Summary
A resident cited two recent pedestrian deaths at Fair Oaks and Taylor; council deferred a full corridor redesign and prioritized studies of three intersections for signal installation to speed safety improvements.
A Sunnyvale resident told the council that two pedestrians have died near Fair Oaks Avenue intersections in recent years and urged the city to install hawk beacons at three sites or otherwise accelerate safety work.
Daniel Howard, a neighborhood resident, addressed the council at the workshop in February 2025 and asked that staff "initiate the paperwork to get a design and build for a Hawk signal at Taylor," saying two local deaths at or near Taylor and Fair Oaks amounted to a pattern that required immediate action.
Council members debated whether to…
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