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These_Friendship920 t1_iwz9sts wrote

I got hit earlier this week on 7th and Coles. The car actually came to a full stop, so I thought it was safe to cross, but it turned out the driver was stopping to look down at his phone and not check if someone was in the middle of the crosswalk…Walking to and from the path has been the most stressful part of my day, and I found out how common this is on reddit. Is there something we can do as residents for this to be addressed?

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YetiSherpa t1_iwzx2yz wrote

I walk down Erie every morning to the PATH and while 7th Street is the worst for crossing, every side street is it’s own adventure. It really is ridiculous.

After years of complaints about Erie and 7th the City made it an all stop intersection. This has made it worse for pedestrians as cars on 7th now expect the cars on Erie to stop and they just roll through. When there was no stop sign on Erie at least they had to stop to prevent getting T-boned.

I honestly have no idea what residents can do about this.

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wasting_-my-_time t1_ix36g35 wrote

I've found Monmouth and Jersey to be a little safer for walking than Erie. Still, all these streets are an adventure that I wish the city would clean up.

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