College Avenue barrier construction starts Monday - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Local News

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:32am

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Construction is set to start Monday on a pedestrian barrier officials say will prevent people from illegally, and dangerously, crossing busy College Avenue between University Avenue and Rollins Street.

The project came about after a 2009 study of the area, conducted by the University of Missouri, over the course of two days that showed 5,000 of the 7,500 pedestrian crossings were outside of crosswalks.

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College Avenue barrier construction starts Monday - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Local News

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MoBikeFed comment: One problem with projects like this is that crossing at 'official' crosswalks at intersections is often harder and more dangerous for pedestrians than the unofficial mid-block crossings that they replace.

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