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Phoenix shifts to targeted, phased roll-out of high-visibility crosswalks and stop bars
Summary
Streets staff recommended and the subcommittee approved a targeted Option 3: install stop bars citywide when crossings are replaced and install high-visibility markings at selected non-signalized crossings and specified signalized intersections, covering about 78% of crosswalks over roughly seven years; full citywide conversion in 5 years was judged not viable due to staffing and budget constraints.
Streets Department staff told the Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee on Nov. 19 that a citywide, five-year conversion of all marked crosswalks to high-visibility markings is not viable under current staffing and budget levels. Instead, staff recommended a targeted, phased approach that the subcommittee unanimously approved.
Brianna (Streets) and assistant director Matt Wilson presented a data-driven evaluation of the petition to require high-visibility crosswalks at all crossings. "Of the nearly 6,400 crosswalks in the city, about 573, or about 9% are high visibility crosswalks today," Wilson said, and noted roughly 563 include stop bars. He said arterial…
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