Rochester To Implement Pedestrian Safety Action Plan

Press release from the City of Rochester:

Project Overview

The Pedestrian Safety Action Plan will upgrade approximately 250 signalized and unsignalized pedestrian crossings within the City of Rochester. There are more unsignalized than signalized crossings to be upgraded. The majority of these locations are at intersections while several
are mid-block crossings.

Types of treatments will vary by location including, but not limited to, the following at signalized intersections:

• Reflective backplates
• High visibility crosswalk markings
• Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI)
• Accessible pedestrian signals
• Raised pedestrian median refuge
• Curb extensions

At unsignalized intersections and mid-block crossings, the following types of treatments may include, but are not limited to:

• Raised Pedestrian median refuge
• Curb extensions
• Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB)
• Signage
• High visibility crosswalk markings
• Raised table crosswalks

Consultation

A Public Meeting will be held on November 17, 2020 at 5 pm, via Zoom.

DATE: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 ZOOM TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION:
Zoom Video Conference

LINK:
https://cityofrochester.zoom.us/j/96512426446

MEETING
ID: 965 1242 6446

Telephone for Audio
Conference: (888) 788-0099
(Toll-Free) or (833) 548-0276 (Toll-Free)

To attend this meeting, please type in the address listed above on your web browser or go to https://zoom.us/join and enter the Meeting ID provided above. We kindly ask that you plan to connect to the meeting a few minutes early at which time you may be placed in a waiting room until the meeting begins.

This press release was produced by the City of Rochester. The views expressed here are the author’s own.