Residents in the city’s Washington neighborhood are once again calling for better pedestrian safety measures after a prominent member of their community was hit by a car in the area earlier this month.
Transportation planners and traffic engineers will use the data for future transportation network design and to assess the effectiveness of current designs.
Downtown Long Beach could see a dramatic change to its pedestrian infrastructure in the coming years as the city works to make biking and walking around the area safer.
A babysitter was injured after being hit by a car this week at 16th Street and Pacific Avenue while walking the kids she takes care of to Washington Middle School.
The grant is designed to fund “visual art interventions” on roadways, pedestrian spaces and public infrastructure in cities across the nation.
The city is conducting these small-scale demonstration projects throughout the year in order to collect feedback from residents, which will then be used to guide larger, more complex construction projects further down the line.
Signal Hill police will be on the lookout next month for bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers who don’t obey traffic laws.
City officials are encouraging Long Beach students and their families to take part in the inaugural Long Beach Walk to School Day tomorrow to promote walking and pedestrian safety.
