Joseph Brandlin, who has lived in El Segundo for more than four decades, says he took matters into his own hands after months of trying to get the city officials to address safety concerns.
For real. Did you see that hill halfway down the article? That’s a completely blind street, that crosswalk is 100% necessary. Is the city planner’s office reluctant to use the paint because they’re all busy huffing it, or what?!
There should really be a crosswalk law where if a community petitions for a crosswalk they get it, even if they have to fund it themselves.
Also if the visibility is bad they need to restrict street parking.
For real. Did you see that hill halfway down the article? That’s a completely blind street, that crosswalk is 100% necessary. Is the city planner’s office reluctant to use the paint because they’re all busy huffing it, or what?!
They should also add those extra curb lump things, to move parked cars farther away and get pedestrians out past the parked cars more visibly.
https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/curb-extensions/gateway/