Panel looks at pedestrian safety in Carson City

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Panel looks at pedestrian safety in Carson City





















The citizens panel looking at setting priorities for fixing Carson City’s roads discussed ways to make streets safer for pedestrians. Patrick Pittenger, transportation manager, told the Transportation Resource Advisory Forum for Carson City, or TRAFCC, Thursday the city had $600,000 in uncommitted funds and was evaluating ways to allocate it, including on pedestrian safety improvements, sidewalk maintenance and pavement projects. The meeting focused on pedestrian safety projects, which could include pedestrian-actuated beacons like the flashing lights on Stewart Street near the Supreme Court; refuge islands in the middle of the road that makes it safer to cross wide streets; and  …
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