Placement of a Temporary Crossing Guard at the Intersection of Benson Avenue and Hendrick Avenue

A top immediate priority identified was the placement of a school crossing guard at Benson and Hendrick. However, Active Traffic management staff informed my office a few months ago that the location is not warranted as per a technical analysis conducted, and that the guard will be withdrawn at the end of December 2022. Due to continued concerns around safety at this intersection by the School Community, I am requesting an override of the technical analysis to keep the guard in place until our work with Traffic Operations and the Capital Projects group toward parking and other design changes is completed. So far, we are almost finalizing parking changes to address the safety concerns and staff have begun initial discussions toward design improvements. We anticipate these should be completed within a year.