Hey Rory did you submit your request to SHA? Since this is Route 1 it may be that they need to send a crew out to fix it. You can do it here and they should get back to you fairly quickly and plus you'll get a tracking number so you know something is being done/considered.
http://marylandsha.force.com/customercare/request_for_service

Thank you Patti, I just did.

SHA considers it a non-issue. Too bad, car traffic is being given priority over pedestrian traffic in a college town. Why is MD so far behind DC and even VA on this issue? I'm considering this issue still open. Here's the response I received from SHA:

Thank you for reporting your concern regarding case number SR-0195277 signal location US 1 @ Campus /Regents Drive .A signal technician checked the pedestrian operation on 4/9/14 and found no problem with the operation . Students are not pushing the pedestrian push button and when they do they aren’t waiting for a walk display . If more information is needed please don’t hesitate contacting me .

Thank you .
Edward Rodenhizer
Chief Signal Operation
Maryland State Highway Adminstration

If I understand this.... the complaint is that the crosswalk signal takes "too long" to respond after it is pushed.

The response is that it is working yet people do not wait for the signal to change.

That IS the problem. Frustrating..

I would love to know how long it takes for the signal to be affected by the button. Perhaps if you timed it you could ask them to shorten the time? I dunno. But if it a minute or something ... that's a long time to be standing around on the road waiting for a signal.I think it should have an auditory signal so peds know how long to wait. Or a countdown clock. something....

Closing this issue as I no longer live in the area and I believe many projects are underway to improve pedestrian safety along this corridor.