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I timed my legal, with the signals traversal of this intersection passing from CPD (right hand side, only side with a sidewalk right now) to the T. It took 2 minutes and 25 seconds. I also came into conflict with several cars during this time - while the light for peds is white going over CPD, it's entirely blocked by cars turning left from Steel Place. One nearly hit me in the crosswalk.
It's clear that crossing against the signals is both faster and safer. No wonder everyone jaywalks here. I still don't know, despite asking several times, whether the City, DCR, MBTA, or some other entity is responsible for signalling at this intersection, but this is a complete abdication of the responsibility to provide safe pedestrian infrastructure.
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R. Pedestrian lamp is not working
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R. WALK light is on but vehicles are turning
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10 Commentos
Traffic - BMcK (Streets) (Ufficialità verificata)
Chiusa Traffic - DB (Signals) (Utente registrato)
Arthurstrang (Utente registrato)
Reopened Laura (Utente registrato)
Michael Leuchtenburg (Utente registrato)
Riconosciuto Traffic - DB (Signals) (Utente registrato)
Michael Leuchtenburg (Utente registrato)
This intersection continues to have major vehicle/pedestrian conflicts. Today I was again nearly hit by a driver who had begun the turn and was blocking the box. They tried to finish exiting the intersection, over this crosswalk, during the pedestrian priority. They seemed shocked to have pedestrians stepping out into the street.
This needs to have a detail guiding traffic and peds every day at least until construction is complete and the usual pedestrian path through the intersection is available again.
Samsternjones (Utente registrato)
Ryan (Utente registrato)
Chiusa Traffic - PB (Engineering) (Utente registrato)
The timing at this intersection is unfortunately the only safe way of operating this intersection given the extremely high volume of turning vehicles from Steel Place. There is no alternative timing plan that would substantially reduce pedestrian delay while maintaining safe operations without also making substantial changes to the intersection geometry.
In the long term, we expect that geometric modifications will allow for a narrower cross-section for Steel Place, thus reducing the length of the crosswalk. Vehicles blocking the crosswalk is an enforcement issue on which we will continue to work with CPD.