Step by step this intersection is getting better, although it is so bad, you can hardly notice the progress !
Pedestrians crossing at the north of the intersection, now have the priority, while the turn signal for eastbound motorists who make a left turn on 8th Avenue has been moved to the end of the cycle .
As a result, most conflicts between cars and pedestrians will be eliminated. A similar treatment on westbound W42nd Street at 9th Avenue resulted in a 53% reduction in injuries over 5 years. Thank you DOT for these life-saving changes.
About time! What took so long?
Are we really now saying “conflicts between cars and pedestrians” instead of “being hit by a car”??
getting too politically correct .. it’s a disease..