Project Description
The Street Transportation Department is continually seeking ways to make city streets safer for all road users. Along 19th Avenue, just north of Sunnyside, there is an existing enhanced crosswalk, which you will see on the images to the right. Despite the installation of this more visible crosswalk with a pedestrian refuge island, there have been four pedestrian collisions since its installation. The Street Transportation Department sought and received community and resident input on two alternatives to increase pedestrian safety in this area.
Thank you to our community, Fellowship Square and others who provided valuable input on this survey. Due to changes in how people will access Fellowship Square and the support from the public, the Street Transportation Department has made a decision. Street Transportation will build a new signal at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Sunnyside. This signal will be accompanied by crosswalks for all four directions. The signal will include pedestrian push buttons to activate a pedestrian crossing cycle that will provide adequate time for people crossing in any direction.
The pedestrian crossing, median island and flashing signals just north of Sunnyside will be removed.
Background Information
The alternatives were:
1. Replace
the existing crosswalk with a High-intensity
Activated
crossWalK
(HAWK) just south of the existing pedestrian crossing location. This would include removal of the concrete pedestrian island.
2. Fully remove
the pedestrian crosswalk at its existing location and relocate it south, at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Sunnyside and installing a new full traffic signal with crosswalks in all four directions.
Both options would enhance the safety of individuals who seek to cross the road to get to stores, bus stops or other destinations.
Project Contact
Mailén Pankiewicz
(602) 495-7065
Mailen.Pankiewicz@phoenix.gov
Street Transportation Title VI and ADA Program
Title VI Notice to the Public and ADA Policy Statement
The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department hereby gives notice that it is the agency's policy to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title II of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. These federal statutes require that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or service the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department administers. More information regarding the Title VI program can be found at Street Transportation Title VI and ADA Program or email STR Title VI Program.
Updated April 2023
