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live next door and it is scary how fast people drive and how many near misses there are. I will say there have been far fewer accidents since the lines were painted but they have needed re-painting for a couple years now. You never seen any traffic control here

This should be assigned top priority

As noted by Howard that this should be a priority. It shouldn't take a tragedy to make this a safe crosswalk.

As noted by Howard this should be a priority. It shouldn't take a tragedy to make this a safe crosswalk.

took us 8 years to get lines painted ...doesn't seem to ever be a priority...very sad

I emailed the mayors office and received a quick response from her assistant that this would be looked into. For now I'm being patient and hopeful that a tragedy will not occur.

Still hopeful this will be addressed. I believe Rt 114 is a state highway. Maybe the state can step in with some assistant in correcting this dangerous crosswalk.

Sorry I meant assistance instead of assistant in my last post.

3 months later still waiting for the mayors office to address this. Unfortunately it will probably take an accident or a death before its fixed. The last years installation of a crosswalk with pedestrian initiated blinking lights is routinely ignored by vehicular traffic, especially coming from Marblehead. What maybe needed is a traffic light such as they have on Lafayette St that blinks green then turns yellow than red when a pedestrian request passage. Also more visible signage would help. This truly is a very dangerous crosswalk due to the amount of vehicles and their speed.

Close calls continue to happen. Why does it take a tragedy to have action taken on a known problem?

This is unimaginable that nothing is done about this incredible danger.A lot of city employees will have this hanging around their neck when somebody's loved one is run over

Is: "Traffic Circulation " deaf?

Hopefully in 2019 the city will address this issue before a tragedy occurs. Is the city liable since they have been made aware of this dangerous crosswalk?

Have been encouraged to see a police car on three occassions monitoring traffic and the crosswalk. I took the opportunity to thank the police officer. Without me prompting him he stated the blinking caution lights were difficult to see during the day and thought a traffic signal would be a better option. Hopefully the Mayors office will take note.

Mayor's Office assigned this issue to Traffic & Parking

Still awaiting some resolution to this problem before someone is hurt or killed. Better weather is not far away. More people will be out enjoying our walking paths and the risk associated with this crosswalk should not be ignored.

Wish the Mayors office would request an update from Traffic and Parking. This is the second time that department was assigned this issue.

Councilmen Dibble assures me city is investigating potential solutions to this very dangerous crosswalk. Biggest problem is the visibilty of the crosswalk for cars coming from Marblehead. Traffic approaching uphill at 35 to 40 mph, the drivers reaction time is compromised and at times several cars will pass through before someone realizes the signage with blinking light bars is activated and pedestrians are attempting to cross. Same issue with cars approaching from Salem though drivers have a better view of those blinking light bars. I'm no traffic engineer but to me the best solution would be traffic lights such as the ones on Lafayette St with blinking green lights that when activated by a pedestrian turns yellow then red. Also thinning of the trees and undergrowth coming from Marblehead would improve visibility as well.

Because this issue has been opened for over a year it's buried amongst thousands of other entries and is not readily visible to new users of this site. Recently another concerned citizen voiced her concerns about this crosswalk. Clix Fix issue ID # 7203434. I have sent an email to Mayor Driscoll requesting her help in finding a satisfactory solution to this seriously dangerous crosswalk.

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