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Oak Harbor details pedestrian-safety effort, crosswalk upgrades and funding needs
Summary
Public works and engineering staff reported rising pedestrian fatalities and outlined recent treatments (RRFBs, shared-use paths), a failed $5 million federal grant application, planned thermoplastic crosswalk upgrades, and next steps including a consultant-led transportation plan and continued grant pursuit.
Oak Harbor’s public works and engineering teams told the council Feb. 24 they are accelerating pedestrian-safety work after a decade in which the city’s population rose modestly but pedestrian fatalities and severe injuries increased sharply.
"Over the last 10 years or so, we've grown by about 7 percent. But, our pedestrian fatalities and severe accidents have grown by 48 percent or more," Public Works Director Steve Schuler said, framing the safety briefing by reference to the council-adopted comprehensive safety action plan that sets an objective of zero deaths and serious injuries by 2045.
City Engineer Alex Warner described treatments the city has installed since 2019: roughly 15 rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) — six…
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