Alongside the new four-way stop at Queen Anne Ave N and W Crockett St, a representative from SDOT says they will be painting new crosswalks on all four sides of the intersection either tomorrow or Saturday, March 20.
SDOT anticipated that the new crosswalks will help motorists get more accustomed to the new stop.
“I know some people have been accidentally speeding through, even though the street is marked with stop warning signs,” one SDOT representative said.
But this isn’t the only intersection to get a face lift this week. A new marked crosswalk has also cropped up today just down the street at Queen Anne Ave N and Garfield.
Though one reader, Anna, admits the new crosswalk will help people going to and from the gym to their cars and other businesses along the block, she wonders if the new stops and crosswalks aren’t getting a little excessive. She wrote,
I am all for pedestrian safety, but isn’t this getting kind of ridiculous? It seems like all the drivers up here are cautious and aware of all the pedestrians. I live on QA Ave and the only problems I run into are the people who don’t know where they are going so don’t realize they have to drive 15 mph down the Ave. What’s next – making QA Ave into a pedestrian boulevard?
What do you think? Should SDOT relax their recent pedestrian safety efforts and trust drivers to look out, or should they continue to line Queen Anne Ave with marked stops and crossings? Comment below.