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Casper installs marked crosswalk on South Poplar after parent reports child struck
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Casper city staff installed a marked crosswalk and signage on South Poplar Street on Sept. 4 after a resident reported that her son was struck while bicycling.
Casper city staff installed a marked crosswalk and signage on South Poplar Street on Sept. 4 after a resident reported that her young son was struck by a vehicle while bicycling, staff told the council at the Oct. 28 work session.
City engineers described a short-term response and an ongoing evaluation process. "Generally, a marked crosswalk is maybe warranted at intersections with substantial conflict between vehicles and pedestrians and at mid-block locations with higher pedestrian volumes," Alex Speed, city engineer, told the council. He said the city combined traffic counts, accident data supplied in…
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