Description
Please fix the crosswalk button at this location. It doesn't seem like the traffic light crossing MLK at this location ever goes green, button or not. People group in a herd, impatiently pushing the buttons and waiting to cross while traffic whizzes by unimpeded. This makes crossing more dangerous as one must navigate past the speeding traffic and the mass of people who cross at once when the coast is clear.
I've brought this to the city's attention several times before but it seems the Streets Department does not monitor functionality of its devices.
8 Comments
concerned pedestrian (Guest)
box has since been been tampered with or improperly serviced, wires are exposed through service port in pole. push button still does not work. who is the city council person for this district?
why won't philly311 jump in here?
AH (Guest)
This issue is located in District 5 Councilman Darrell Clarke's office.
http://www.phila.gov/citycouncil/DarrellClarke.html
Clarke-5th-district@phila.gov
City Hall, Room 484
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3290
(215) 686-3442, (215) 686-3443
FAX: (215) 686-1901
concerned pedestrian (Guest)
Acknowledged Philly311 (Registered User)
Closed Philly311 (Registered User)
concerned pedestrian (Guest)
frustrated pedestrian (Guest)
one positive side effect of this light being out is that it's calming traffic on MLK. the cars never get a red light so hundreds of vehicles flow through at once. they never get the space to speed up to 65MPH.
the bad part is that you have to run/ride through a red light like frogger. the city will take heed when someone gets killed. it's the philly way.
AH (Guest)