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This is a dangerous intersection, particularly given the bridge construction (which is supposed to be done Nov/Dec this year). It has always been a dangerous place for pedestrians to cross.

Will the signal be replaced before the Grand Ave bridge reopens?

Great idea!

I want this fixed too!

yes please!!

certainly needed!

Another person wants this fixed!

Me too.

Hey Linda, do you think you could possibly adjust the position of the clicket on the map so that it is closer to the actual intersection?

To do this, go to the email you got after reporting the issue, and click on the link below “Get your digital camera!
You can change or add a picture to this clicket here:”
Then click and drag the call out icon to the correct location.

It's not really a huge deal, but for some reason it matters to me.
Thanks!

Fix please!!!

yes. we want this fixed and would also like to see the bus stop moved about 100-200 feet further east on grand ave. as it stand now the bus obstructs traffic and makes both driving and walking dangerous.

We would like this fixed, too! We walk through this intersection all the time and it is dangerous to cross without any type of walk signal. This is a very busy pedestrian and car traffic intersection as well as allowing cars to do right turns on red which make it even more difficult for pedestrians to cross safely.

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Not only would it be great to have a marked crosswalk for peds, but it should also help to slow traffic down in general, too. Add a speedbump!

There should be crosswalks on Olive Street where all the bridges are. This should be included along with pedestrian lighting. It's obvious the city isn't doing even the very basic things they can do to promote a pedestrian friendly city.
1. Crosswalks, 2. Pedestrian Street Lighting, 3. Repairing sidewalks, 4. Planting more trees
It's a pretty easy problem to solve. Frankly, this issue should be lumped into the lighting issue, and just make it a general pedestrian issue for wooster sq.

PJ wrote in to say, "
VERY GOOD POINTS INDEED!

P. J."

Michael is correct. The issue needs to be expanded and looked at more holistically. The bus stop on Grand is within about 30 ft of the intersection with Olive and this causes long lines, delays and a terribly safety hazard for pedestrians and vehicular traffic as well.
Solution: The bus stop should be moved further east.

The CT transit drivers and the First Student bus drivers are dangerous.
1. I have seen both of them regularly drive through pedestrian cross-walks when pedestrians were in the cross-walk.
2. The drivers are often on their cell phones.
3. The drivers do not provide right of way.
4. They are discourteous and do not provide right of way to pedestrians or vehicles.

There is inadequate turning radius on the streets for some of the buses.
1. Chapel and Olive: buses headed east and turning north and buses on Chapel heading west turning north ( onto Olive) force traffic waiting at the red light to back up.
2. I was almost hit by a CT transit bus on Monday when I was waiting to cross East St on the SW corner of Chapel. Had I not jumped back, I would have been wiped out.

And clean the sidewalks, particularly under the overpasses. There is no reason we should have to walk through broken glass and debris. I find the situation very disrespectful of pedestrians.

Buses on Olive are about to end. They are there because the Grand Avenue bridge has been closed.

Thanks C. Benoit for the update. I believe the Grand Ave bridge is in fact opening this week. However, it's distressing to note that there is still no pedestrian walk signal across this intersection of Grand and Olive. As it stands now, I jaywalk every morning and evening when a break in car traffic appears. This morning I was joined by 7 other pedestrian commuters doing the same. When the bridge opens it will become impossible to continue jaywalking safely across this intersection. It appears that the beginning infrastructure for walk signals has been installed, but all it is right now is concrete and pipe, no wires, no poles, no signals. I am crossing my fingers there are also no injuries before they finally get up and running.

The bridge is open, but they are nowhere near complete, so work commences. It looks like lights and crosswalks are on their way, but there is also the whole artisan street part of the bridge which is not yet open.
Needless to say, it's still going to be hard to cross during rush hour until crosswalks are put into place!

I was really hoping that pedestrian crossings would be in place when they reopened the bridge.

This is a fantastically dangerous intersection for pedestrians.