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Crosswalks decorative, safer
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011
BY EVONNE COUTROS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Village officials are confident that the installation of as many as two dozen simulated red brick crosswalks at busy intersections will increase pedestrian and motor vehicle safety in the central business district and near schools.
Pedestrians using Ridgewood Avenue at Cottage Place on one of the crosswalks, which cost $6,800 per intersection.
“Ridgewood is a cut-through town,” said Mayor Keith Killion, the council representative to the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee. “People come through town too fast.”
The newly installed thermoplastic crossings — such as those at Cottage Place and East Ridgewood Avenue — also are an asset because of their resemblance to brick, village officials say.
“The more attention we bring to the crosswalks, the safer it will be for pedestrians and motorists,” police Capt. Jacqueline Luthcke said.
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