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9 <br /> <br />Overall, just under half of the respondents have either a formal or informal policy and 47% were <br />interested in developing one. Of the agencies that have a policy, 4 of them have been updated in the <br />past year while 13 of them are older than 5 years. Of the existing policies, 23 of them have buy -in from <br />policy makers within the agency. <br />When asked if an agency currently has a policy that addresses how, when and where crosswalk <br />treatments are discontinued, only 9 agencies stated they did address that with a policy, while 48 <br />agencies at some point had made a decision to discontinue the use of a crosswalk treatment. <br />When asked what the biggest challenges an agency has with pedestrian crossings the top answer was <br />overwhelmingly handling requests from the public. Cost and maintenance were the second and third <br />most common challenge. <br />When asked what would be most helpful in developing and implementing a pedestrian crosswalk policy <br />the biggest answer was sample policies and guidelines for best practices. <br />3.2 FIELD POLICY AND PRACTICES <br />The summary for what style crosswalk markings an agency uses is below: <br /> <br />Figure 3-2 Style of Crosswalks Used by Agencies <br />About half of the responding agencies are using traditional crosswalk design and the other half are using <br />a high-visibility pattern (either ladder, continental or Seattle-style). <br />Agencies were asked if they currently marked a crosswalk at a channelized right-turn location, 40% of <br />the respondents said they did.