To: William H. Cole IV, Councilman, Baltimore City district 11, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, and Frank Murphy, Acting Director, Baltimore City DOT
Make crossing Light St at Henrietta/Warren safe for pedestrians
Increase pedestrian safety and traffic calming at crossing of Light St at E Henrietta St and Warren Ave in Federal Hill.
Paint a cross walk across Light St starting from the north-west corner of Warren Ave to the corner of Light St and the south-east corner of E Henrietta St. Extend the curb at both of these corners with pedestrian bulb-outs to shorten the crossing distance and increase visibility for both pedestrians and motorists.
Paint a cross walk across Light St starting from the north-west corner of Warren Ave to the corner of Light St and the south-east corner of E Henrietta St. Extend the curb at both of these corners with pedestrian bulb-outs to shorten the crossing distance and increase visibility for both pedestrians and motorists.
Why is this important?
Many people walk across Light St at E Henrietta St and Warren Ave in Federal Hill every day -- walking their kids to school, heading to work, going up to the Park, walking their dogs, pushing strollers, to the shops on Charles St.
This crossing is dangerous because of the staggered ways E Henrietta St and Warren Ave intersect with Light St. There is no crosswalk, and because of on-street parking, you have to edge out into traffic to see oncoming vehicle traffic clearly. Further, because Henrietta is a popular route out of the neighborhood to Russell St and the highways, vehicles coming from Warren have to perform an awkward zig-zag, which is risky and unpredictable (are they going to turn on to Henrietta or continue on Light?) to walkers in the intersection. Map: http://i.imgur.com/A3tXtAY.jpg
Pedestrian safety and traffic calming physical improvements are necessary to continue to make this popular intersection safe for our community. Here is a very crude illustration of the proposal: http://i.imgur.com/rExdJ9I.jpg
This crossing is dangerous because of the staggered ways E Henrietta St and Warren Ave intersect with Light St. There is no crosswalk, and because of on-street parking, you have to edge out into traffic to see oncoming vehicle traffic clearly. Further, because Henrietta is a popular route out of the neighborhood to Russell St and the highways, vehicles coming from Warren have to perform an awkward zig-zag, which is risky and unpredictable (are they going to turn on to Henrietta or continue on Light?) to walkers in the intersection. Map: http://i.imgur.com/A3tXtAY.jpg
Pedestrian safety and traffic calming physical improvements are necessary to continue to make this popular intersection safe for our community. Here is a very crude illustration of the proposal: http://i.imgur.com/rExdJ9I.jpg
