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Left Turn Lane at the Intersection of N. Pulaski Rd. and W. Devon Ave.
Location: Intersection of N. Pulaski Rd. and W. Devon Ave.
Left turns at this intersection are difficult and dangerous due to speeding cars and limited visibility. Long lines of cars trying to turn left can wait through 3-4 cycles before making it through the intersection. This causes congestion for everyone. Creating a dedicated turn lane will help reduce the congestion and make it easier for cars to turn left
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Protected left turn phasing (i.e., green arrows) are a measure to improve safety for drivers in addition to improving traffic flow; this type of phasing can significantly reduce severe collisions, saving lives. Additionally, this type of phasing improves safety for pedestrians by providing a dedicated phase for drivers to complete left turns to avoid requiring them to maneuver against oncoming traffic (i.e., "permissive" phasing with no green arrow), which will also conflict with crossing pedestrian traffic--even when you have the "walk" signal, you have vehicles crossing the crosswalk while completing left turns. From a safety perspective, protected left turn phasing provides major benefits to pedestrians despite the slight delay that it may incur. Greater improvements to pedestrian flow and access can be achieved through treatments such as leading pedestrian intervals, bumpouts, traffic calming, and measures to improve yielding at uncontrolled crosswalks.
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