Speed Zapper: Resolution for Dangerous Magna Crosswalk

Speed Zapper: Resolution for Dangerous Magna Crosswalk

It started last April with a plea from a grieving mother whose four-year-old son was hit and killed on a dangerous stretch of 3500 South and 8150 West in Magna. It is the same spot where a 15-year-old boy was also hit and seriously injured. Meshell Hayes wanted a...
Lighting the Way for Pedestrians

Lighting the Way for Pedestrians

The Birkshire Eagle By Ellen G. Lahr GREAT BARRINGTON – Several downtown businesses have joined a new local company’s effort to buy and install wireless, solar-powered pedestrian lights in Main Street’s crosswalks. GoodWorks LLC, established in Great...
Redington Beach Officials Consider Crosswalk Devices

Redington Beach Officials Consider Crosswalk Devices

REDINGTON BEACH – Redington Beach plans to dramatically improve pedestrian safety along Gulf Boulevard by buying four solar-powered pedestrian crosswalk safety beacons. The beacons are push-button activated as the pedestrian prepares to enter the crosswalk. The...