After 3 pedestrian fatalities, Columbia City forms tasks force, pursues solutions for pedestrian safety and access – The Maneater

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As the College Avenue Safety Enhancement project comes to a close, Columbia’s Pedestrian Safety Task Force is shifting its focus to an innovative crosswalk arrangement.

After weeks of one-lane traffic and prohibiting pedestrians from crossing College Ave. in the CASE construction area, the project was scheduled to end Aug. 21.

CASE is the first of many steps Columbia is taking toward creating a safer environment for drivers and pedestrians. After three separate pedestrian-involved accidents on Jan. 22 of last year, one resulting in the death of 24-year-old internal student Kui Zou, improving pedestrian safety became a goal in Columbia.

In response to the increase in pedestrian accidents, Mayor Bob McDavid created a 15-member Pedestrian Safety Task Force to make the roads safer for both pedestrians and drivers.

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After 3 pedestrian fatalities, Columbia City forms tasks force, pursues solutions for pedestrian safety and access – The Maneater

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