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Mr. Donald F. Pauley <br />Page Two <br />January 25, 1984 <br />We plan on implementing the revised timing plans sometime this Spring and <br />we will evaluate the effects on traffic as well as pedestrians. I must <br />emphasize that we are doing this on an experimental basis. If significant <br />problems develop, we will change the timing back to the present settings. <br />If no significant problems are observed, we will leave the revised timing <br />plan inplace. <br />While we are not aware of any existing pedestrian accident problem along <br />T.H. 10, we believe there is a widespread misunderstanding of what pedestrian <br />signal indications mean. There is certainly a need to educate pedestrians <br />about the meaning of Walk, Flashing Don't Walk, and Steady Don't Walk. <br />As we discussed, we will send you an article that you can include in the <br />Mounds View Newsletter that you send to every City resident. The article <br />will mention the timing changes we will be implementing and evaluating <br />later this year. It will also discuss the meaning of the pedestrian <br />signals. We will send another article later that can be used in practices. <br />Spring newsletter reiterating proper pedestrian crossing <br />Additionally, we will try to make arrangements with the residents of the <br />elderly and handicapped housing facility at Long Lake Road to discuss the <br />pedestrian signal operation there so they understand the planned changes. <br />We would also appreciate you discussing pedestrian crossing safety with the <br />school district to determine the best way to educate students about proper <br />crossing practices. Due to the nature of T.N. 10 (e.g. high volumes and <br />high speeds), I hope parents also take an active role in their child's <br />safety by emphasizing safe crossing habits and restricting or supervising <br />crossings for younger children. <br />We will let you know when we have finished developing our new timing plans <br />and are ready to implement them. In the meantime, if you have any questions <br />about this situation, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael L. Robinson, P.E. <br />District Traffic Engineer <br />19 <br />0 <br />