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Decatur adopts pedestrian scrambles, mural and marking contract downtown
Summary
The commission approved new all‑pedestrian signal phases and no‑right‑on‑red restrictions at Church & Sycamore and Ponce & Claremont to improve pedestrian safety, and authorized a Streetscapes contract of $34,900 (project budget $41,880) for a mural and new markings. Staff said both intersections were prioritized in the Decatur Safety Action Plan.
The City Commission approved staff recommendations to change signal operations at two downtown intersections to add an exclusive pedestrian phase (commonly called a pedestrian scramble), install diagonal pedestrian signal heads and add no‑right‑on‑red restrictions at approaches where right turns currently occur.
Active Transportation Director Julie…
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