The crosswalks need to be more visible from a distance. I think a lot of drivers don't notice them because of the slope. In other countries crosswalks have lights on the sidewalk, so why not here?

I love the idea of lit crosswalks, particularly for a pedestrian crossing that has such a high volume of traffic in the early and late evenings, as well as during rush hours (which is by far the most dangerous time of the day, particularly in areas with daylight savings changes).

Amherst College uses several of them.

Have you tried contacting anyone at Yale with that request?

Does anyone have any opinions as to whether this sort of ped risk ranking analysis would work in New Haven?:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=GatewayURL&_method=citationSearch&_uoikey=B6V5S-4MV1H56-1&_origin=SDEMFRHTML&_version=1&md5=d36af1241179652791ead7a64d57503e

Three things that could help:

1. Lighting and permanent signage on the crosswalk so it's not hidden by the rise in the hill.

2. Clear away a no-parking zone by the crosswalk to improve visibility for both pedestrians and drivers.

3. Route detour traffic along Edwards/Hillside/Munson (where there are fewer pedestrians, and the road is wider) instead of Sachem which gets Yale students/staff/faculty/tourists plus visitors to the Peabody Museum.

Who at Yale or the City is the one to contact about things like this?

The risk ranking analysis seems to require someone to record pedestrians actually getting hit. A large part of the problem in New Haven is that pedestrian access gets abused without hitting them, and no one records abuse just as no one records pedestrians jaywalking and impeding traffic. The in-road signage has improved things a lot all around Yale.

I agree that more signage would be helpful since the crosswalk is very hard to see as a driver (and many drivers ignore it anyways), but a second crosswalk is unnecessary and will just make traffic on the street worse. Pedestrians can easily use the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection.

Will signage be put in once the construction ends?

In terms of "who" to contact, how about the Office of New Haven and State Affairs at Yale?

It appears the crosswalk has been striped here.

A permanent, year-round pedestrian sign is needed given the high volume of pedestrian traffic.

This could be accomplished using sand barrels and eventually a permanent pedestrian median (or serious neckdowns, so that pedestrians of all ages and abilities felt comfortable crossing the street.

An example of a neckdown from Cambridge, Massachusetts is shown here. Cambridge has collected detailed data on the effectiveness of their traffic calming program, and it has been shown to be very positive in terms of increasing pedestrian comfort and reducing excessive speeds.

P.S. Thank you to the City for striping the crosswalk.

I've attached a photo of the striped crosswalk. Thanks! I also wholehearedtly agree that we need at least two year-round in-street pedestrian signs here as well.

Peer my recent photo, the much-needed crosswalk here has finally been striped! I will open a new SCF ticket, though, to make sure in-street pedestrian signs are installed here now that the weather is getting better. Drivers need to be "reminded" that they must yield to pedestrians here.