Keizer neighborhood-run crossing-flag pilot to continue amid liability, arterial-speed concerns

Tammy Kuntz, chair of the Greater Northeast Neighborhood Association, told the Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways & Pedestrian Committee on Jan. 16 that a volunteer crossing-flag pilot she helped organize is in daily use and would continue at its current site while the committee considers alternatives.

The program, Kuntz said, began Nov. 1 and now serves about 54 families per day — roughly 378 uses per week. “It’s going really well,” she said, noting that families and volunteers supply flags and high-visibility vests and that some parents have asked to move the location to serve additional school crossings.

The committee pressed for details and raised safety and legal questions. Officer Powell of the Keizer Police Department said the program’s rules limit it to local streets or collectors posted at 25 mph and below; he…