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Indiana Borough Council approves all‑pedestrian signals on Philadelphia Street, removes northbound left turn at Oakland Avenue
Summary
After days of study and emotional public comment following recent pedestrian deaths, the council voted to install push‑button, all‑pedestrian signal phases from 4th to 9th streets on Philadelphia Street and to prohibit the northbound left turn from Oakland Avenue; PennDOT and borough staff said signals could be reprogrammed in roughly 3–5 weeks with 1–2 months of monitoring.
Indiana Borough Council voted on [date not specified] to implement a package of pedestrian safety measures on Philadelphia Street that includes push‑button, all‑red pedestrian phases at corridor intersections and removal of the northbound left‑turn from Oakland Avenue onto the 900 block of Philadelphia Street.
The measures, described in staff materials as “Option C,” were approved after a lengthy presentation by PennDOT District 10 and an hour of public comment focused on recent pedestrian fatalities. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote; council members directed staff to coordinate implementation and outreach with PennDOT and local police.
Why the council acted: PennDOT traffic engineers presented three options developed after two months of data collection and modeling along Philadelphia Street. Kirk Schreckengost, district traffic engineer for District 10, said the all‑pedestrian phase models showed an average increase of about one minute in travel time through the corridor but would give pedestrians an exclusive walk phase when activated.…
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