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Residents press for safer crossings on 15th Street as DOT design limits complicate West Beach Drive path
Summary
Residents described repeated pedestrian injuries on 15th Street/The Hill and urged the city to press FDOT and the TPO for crosswalks, lighting and protected refuges; FDOT and city staff warned that West Beach Drive multiuse-path design constraints could limit usable width in places and identified funding and right-of-way limits as the core obstacles.
Residents of Saint Andrews and The Hill recounted multiple pedestrian injuries and at least one death along the Frankfort–Balboa (15th Street) corridor and urged the commission to prioritize lighting, crosswalks and protected pedestrian facilities.
"The St. Andrews community shouldn't have to live in fear about where we walk and live," Elizabeth Blakely said as she requested an immediate protected walking path between Frankfort and Balboa avenues. Cheryl Franklin provided a list of neighbors injured or killed in vehicle strikes and urged a coordinated push for DOT funding.
Commissioners and staff said the corridor is on the city’s radar but noted that the stretch is a state…
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