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About 20 other Cincinnati neighborhoods have had more pedestrian crashes than Northside, and have higher rates when you take population size into account. So why does Northside have a new city-led working group for pedestrian safety?
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“We're drawing people at the sides, like kids holding a banner that says, like, different words on there, like 'Avdondale,' " said fifth grader Myloh Chambers. “And on the top, we are drawing or painting flowers and leaves.”
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Cincinnatians are pushing for better pedestrian safety, but solutions may be harder to agree on. More than a hundred pedestrians have been hit by cars so far this year, according to city data published on Cincy Insights.
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Crossing guards in Cincinnati will see pay increases from $11 per hour to $15 per hour. Roughly 150 crossing guards are employed by the city, but are paid for by Cincinnati Public Schools. Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, there were 44 vacancies, roughly a third of the total positions.
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Parking on many city streets is prohibited from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. so the extra lane can be used to reduce rush hour traffic congestion. Four council members say eliminating that restriction is a low-cost way to improve pedestrian safety because parked cars are a barrier between traffic and pedestrians.
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New data from the Cincinnati Police Department shows disproportionate traffic enforcement across the city. Council Member Mark Jeffreys is pushing for more data and a better plan to promote safety.
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The repairs are mandated under the city's new sidewalk inspection program, which was launched due to insurance concerns.
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Cincinnati's budget for pedestrian safety would nearly double with a newly proposed one-time investment of $1 million. Mayor Aftab Pureval says the money would be used to pilot safety measures never before used in Cincinnati.
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Last year, car crashes killed seven pedestrians and injured more than 300 in Cincinnati. Elected officials say they're working to change that.
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A crowded public forum in Avondale Tuesday night highlights an issue Cincinnatians say is urgent: pedestrian safety.