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0 <br />To: Temple Baptist/Group Health <br />From: Ron Cameron <br />Cate: September 29, 1986 <br />S.ibject: Casino crosswalk <br />R'luctance to install a :narked crosswalk described in <br />tie May memo is based on two concerns: <br />the majority of ped collisions occur in marked crosswalks, <br />(only E - 10 R are marked) which has led to the "false sense of <br />security theory"; ped:i in marked crosswalks appear to not take as <br />much cnut::on crousing resulting in the collisions. <br />2 study of the neirty Casino crosswalk shov,s the peds Jisregard it <br />ith 2/3 �f the reds n)t even using it. <br />The May memo expressed concern that a signal does not meet the Warrant <br />conditions and installation would likely result in an increase of <br />traffic accidents instead of decrease (rear end collisions, etc.). <br />Addtional traffic investigation shows installing a crosswalk at this <br />location could serve traffic crossing between the bus shelters (stops) as <br />well as local pedestrian traffic. Perhaps the local pedestrian 'raffic wi <br />follow the Group Health employees example of using the marked crosswalk <br />instead of °J walkingti. <br />