This is a problem. The problem is as much the "stop for pedestrian" sign as the light. People see the light and the stop sign and they stop. Unless yu are trying to cross the street, in which case they speed by.

In Brookhaven, at Blackburn Park, across from the YMCA, they have a push to cross light that has solar-powered yellow strobes that flash when activated by someone wants to cross. It's pretty great. The stupid "stop" sign needs to go. It's idiotic and confusing. Yet the people need a way to slow traffic for pedestrians--the strobes would be an improvement.

Clarification will be needed for what designations are missing at this location. All necessary items are in place for the crossing.

The referenced intersection features a flashing yellow light and a non-automated pedestrian crossing. Most recent GDOT traffic counts show almost 8,000 cars per day cross this intersection, a 38% increase in volume compared to GDOT 2010 counts. According to GDOT this volume level classifies it as an “Urban- Major Collector”. Is this the best and safest crosswalk option for intersection - based on Dunwoody Police experience at the intersection, No. The non-automated pedestrian crossing is not highly visible to heavy oncoming traffic and the flashing yellow light overhead creates uncertainty for drivers - together they pose considerable risk to drivers and pedestrians. This crosswalk is likely within distance to be considered a Safe Route to School crosswalk for Austin thus the safety and design of the crosswalk should take this into account. Consideration for a lighted push-button crosswalk (as referenced by CEP) with potential link to new overhead red light signal (if community support is garnered) is requested. Thanks so much.

Thank you Kim K. I'd never seen the traffic count data. Here's the link:

http://trafficserver.transmetric.com/gdot-prod/tcdb.jsp?siteid=0894033#

Am I reading it right? It appears to report only the Northbound traffic in the count you cite, which means the actual count would be higher.

Also: the counting station somewhat closer to Redfield shows a lower count (by about 4,000 cars--3,930 vs 7,920) than the one near Harris Circle, suggesting that much of the traffic through the intersection comes from Redfield itself. That does not contradict the recommendation to have a pedestrian activated, signalized caution at the crosswalk. It is a vehicular concern and a concern with regard to pedestrians, esp young people, crossing the street. The condition could be improved.

Hi - thanks - I really appreciate your interest! I used this map data rather than the summary you note:

http://geocounts.com/gdot/

It looks like the 3,930 count is just past Dunwoody Road - the point where Chamblee-Dunwoody traffic splits in half to go North or South on Spalding? I didn't realize stats were Northbound only - thank you for pointing that out!

Your inference makes sense; I did not notice that it was above the split. The count through that light would be ~8,000 NB and ??? SB.

The city will be improving this crossing later this year by installing a pedestrian refuge island as recommended in the city's Pedestrian Safety Action Plan which can be found here: http://dunwoodyga.gov/ckeditorfiles/files/Projects/Sidewalks/Pedestrian%20Safety%20Action%20Plan.pdf . The refuge island will improve safety by shortening the crossing distance and narrowing the vehicle lanes which also should have a traffic calming effect. The island will be similar to the one installed on Womack in front of Dunwoody Elementary School last year.

Without question, Dunwoody is a better place to live since it has loosed the bonds of DeKalb County's corrupt and incompetent government. That said, many of us who supported incorporation did so because we wanted a voice in local matters.

The proposed changes--not necessarily improvements--to this intersection are opposed by many neighbors. Capital Projects Mindy Sanders has been made aware of these concerns, and, to her credit, presented reasoned (but weakly founded) replies. We are not interested in replacing a distant and corrupt government with one that doesn't consider local input--which gives rise to a request: what is the process, or where and when is the forum, whereby interested parties can timely register their opposition (or support) for the proposed changes? Please post the process or a link to a description of it.

If there is no process, the process becomes a phone call to Mayor Shortal's office, and he frankly has better things to do than take a call about a crosswalk.

C. Press

This proposed change does nothing to address the the flashing yellow light confusion and the lack of driver compliance at the crosswalk, which according to Safe Routes to School is an estimated 2% compliance. The Womack Road pedestrian crossing has a Crossing Guard - we do not. I agree with the above Post by CEP that local input in this is required, we would like to work with the city on this to make it safe for our children in the long term.

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