PB 1st Ward 2021
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Changes at "Additional safety measures at Western Pedestrian crossing by CTA blue line Western stop"
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This Pedestrian crossing has been updated with a bump-out, but I would love to see a flashing light added to the signage, or street slow down strips (not speed bumps) to alert traffic or any other solution that will help cars be aware of the crossing. As a pedestrian and cyclist who always walks across this intersection, I've been almost hit 3 times. Cars going northbound are focused on the traffic signals at Western and Milwaukee and are slowing down, but not stopping for people in the crosswalks. Pedestrians are also hidden by parked cars on the Northbound side. Southbound traffic is blind to pedestrians crossing because they are hidden behind busses that stop at the southbound bus stop. Cars turning from Winnebago onto Western are focused on North and South oncoming traffic to make their turn and don't see pedestrians in the cross-walk.
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