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make that corner safe for pedestrians. It's especially dangerous when it's dark. At first, I made sure to wear light clothes and a reflective vest at night, but that didn't help. Now I just won't cross on that side at all at any time of day. 2.The crosswalk to cross McGarvey is dangerous because cars coming down Farm Hill turning right onto McGarvey are going faster than is safe and the visibility is very poor. (I've heard cars squeal their wheels making that turn because they were going too fast!) Your solution to that was to create a "pocket" for cars turning right. I asked why you couldn't trim trees as well to improve visibility for both cars turning right and pedestrians crossing McGarvey but got no answer from you. My gut feeling is that the pocket has helped minimally, but what has made a real difference is my making an effort to walk on the far right side of the crosswalk to increase my visibility. It seems to me like a simple measure such as tree trimming can improve visibility for both pedestrians and motorists alike. In my experience, drivers won't make changes to their behavior unless they are forced to. I won't pretend to know why, but for some reason the city doesn't seem willing to take any measures to force drivers to change their habits at an extremely dangerous intersection. My question for you, the RCPD traffic enforcement division, and the city council is how many pedestrians will have to be seriously injured or die at that intersection before the city gets serious about making changes that improve pedestrian safety. Thank you for your service to the city. I look forward to your reply. In good health, Doug On 10/17/2016 07:36 PM, CD-Jessica Manzi wrote: Quick update: At a special meeting on Oct. 5, the Complete Streets Advisory Committee voted to recommend that the City Council: Make the pilot project permanent Modify elements of the design to improve traffic operations, and Continue to monitor the corridor and make adjustments as needed. Over fifty people attended the meeting, and 31 spoke during the public comment period. Most people spoke in support of making the pilot permanent and many people who spoke, regardless of their support for the project, suggested modifications to the existing design to either improve traffic operations or safety. Some of the locations identified for modifications were Farm Hill/McGarvey intersection, Emerald Hill/Farm Hill intersection, and the Jefferson/Highland curve. A recording of the meeting is posted under “Community Engagement” on 8.A. - Page 51