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TO Mary Cunningham <br />FROM Ron Cameron n 8 D <br />DATE May 9, 1986 w MAY 14 06 ` <br />SUBJECT Group Health Crosswalk <br />O17Y (lf Ey�OfR•E VF SETT WASMINGTON <br />CITY OF E ` . iCC. a <br />planning Dept• <br />A study of all pedestrians crossing Casino between the joint Group Health/Fred <br />Meyers driveways and the bus stops west of South Point has been completed. It <br />showed 69 pedestrians crossing between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Vehicle <br />traffic volumes were counted showing about 17,000 on a week day. 7be <br />pedestrians crossing are not using the already marked location and there are <br />few pedestrians crossing. <br />Marking a crosswalk is not recommended for several reasons: <br />1. Most pedestrian fatalities and collisions occur in marked <br />crosswalks yet only 5/ - lot of all crosswalks are marked - the <br />false illusion of protection is thought to be a contributing factor. <br />2. Narking the Group Health/Fred Meyers crosswalk has not helped - <br />less than 10 of 32 pedestrians tossing in the immediate area used <br />the marked crosswalk. The pedestrians walk down the street until <br />they reach a "break" in traffic and cross, frequently (251 - 35%) <br />running. <br />3. Marked crosswalks are installed at high volume crossing locations <br />which the study indicates isn't there now and proposal does not <br />indicate it will be. <br />The pedestrians will be safer crossing as they are. Future peak hour volumes <br />may result in Group Health requesting a signal which should be considered in <br />the application. <br />RMC/cat <br />cc: Larry Crawford <br />{)rite- vw f/"ud 4ZA" l � & L0""L <br />Cry r't��ird 30 <br />�yo (rro°P Wc,ur�• N� .L�rrwbr�b�rt. � 'Cke C'v5f � `rL.r..t- s�ro� <br />Gaup C0K*ribJ1ee tc, �-¢ 0 A24 <br />� Q <br />