01-24-2018, 01:16 PM
The fact of the matter is that most people do not cross at the intersection. Pointing out that there is a crossing 100m down the road doesn't change the status quo, and so people will continue to cross mid-block. A mid-block island is something we have used in several other locations in the region (Laurel Trail and Weber, Margaret near Fairfield, River and the Kolb Creek Trail, several points on Davenport) that experience far less traffic than the Ironhorse Trail. I have a hard time seeing how spending a bit of money to improve the trail's safety isn't justified in this context.