Several Arcadia High School students implored Arcadia City Council to consider making changes to a crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road, where 11th grader Alice Zhang was struck and killed last month by a car. The students are members of the For Alice Movement and are pushing for changes to the pedestrian crossing. They argued that the crossing is problematic since cars often fail to stop there, even after pedestrians activate the flashing warning light system. The students asked the council to consider either removing the crosswalk, installing a traffic light at the crosswalk, which would turn yellow and then red only when activated by a pedestrian, or removing the crosswalk and installing a flashing pedestrian system at an existing crosswalk 400 feet east of Lovell Avenue. City Engineer Phil Wray said the pros and cons for each viable option need to be studied.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Pedestrians--safety
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32593AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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