The IPL would like to invite you to join us in supporting further action to ensure the safety of all who walk and bike to our library. The library board has a petition for the intersection north of the library.
Since 2012, the City of Independence has considered recommendations for improving safety for pedestrians at this intersection; the site of several near accidents and a very serious accident on March 13, 2014. A
six-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and suffered a skull fracture. The warning signs that have been posted do not provide the extent of protection needed in this area to keep pedestrians and bikers safe.
Following is the wording for the petition:
We, the undersigned, request the City of Independence take additional action to ensure people’s safety at the intersection north of the public library at 1st St East and 8th Ave NE. The City of Independence must hire a Licensed Traffic Engineer by August 15 to evaluate the intersection with the task of determining a safety solution. Action must be taken on the engineer’s safety solution within one month from its announcement, having the goal of complete implementation within two months.
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