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Committee favors pedestrian‑activated beacons and a traffic‑calming policy for Dallas/Westminster crossing
Summary
After residents raised safety concerns about children crossing Dallas Road at Westminster, staff proposed flashing‑beacon options and council members signaled consensus to pursue a pedestrian‑activated rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) and to direct staff to develop a traffic‑calming policy for the city.
Dennis Carr, the interim city administrator, described safety concerns raised at a previous meeting and presented two shortlists of traffic‑calming options for the Dallas/Westminster intersection, recommending either a steady flashing beacon or a pedestrian‑activated rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB).
“We have those on Business 24,” Carr said when describing the devices, and added: “anything that draws attention to there being a pedestrian in that crosswalk would be a huge benefit, and I believe it would add quite a bit of safety to it.”
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