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I am a U of M employee who works in Angell Hall. Twice a day or more, I use the crosswalk going across the street from 435 S. State St. to 434 S. State St. For the past month or so, cars have regularly parked in the crosswalk, with impunity. Consequently, cars passing by down respect the crosswalk nor look at the pedestrians trying to cross their. I have been about to walk across that crosswalk 4 or 5 times in the past month, only to have to stop suddenly when a driver whizzes right by without stopping at the crosswalk. Something needs to be done here, or else a pedestrian is going to be, God forbid, hit and killed. Either enforce the crosswalk and the prohibition to park on it, or eliminate the crosswalk. Either one or the other. Please address this as soon as possible.
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Thanks,
Kathy Griswold.
Councilmember Ward 2
The markings on the pavement make this a legal crosswalk. If the city and UM do not want this crosswalk, then the city must remove the markings and the "No Parking" signs. Otherwise, the city needs to replace the crosswalk signs, bag the parking meters and enforce the "No parking" zone.
Currently it is very dangerous because the pedestrians see the markings and think it is a crosswalk (it is). The drivers may not see the markings thus not be aware of the crosswalk. The vehicles parked at functioning meters within 20 ft of the crosswalk, even directly over the crosswalk, block visibility and make it even more dangerous.
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