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City Council Meeting Minutes January 20, 2015 Page 12 of 18 Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO addressed warning signs and stated they would only be effective if they were large and dramatic. He did not feel this crosswalk affects any other crosswalk in the city. He recommended directional signs to the underpass. He agreed the underpass is well designed and well lit. He did not agree with the principle that the intersection is intended to improve safety for any pedestrian /bicyclists and noted the City will never stop people from crossing McCaslin. He felt marking the crosswalk is an invitation for people to cross McCaslin and the City should remove the invitation. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Loo stated she also uses the intersection twice a day and noted in the last snow storm the underpass was icy and dangerous so she used the crosswalk because McCaslin was clear. She suggested alternative signage to alert pedestrians they are crossing at your own risk and point them to the underpass. Public Works Director Kowar stated such signage could be considered as one of the alternatives. Staff is trying to embrace standards, but it is a pedestrian /bicyclists choice. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ stated it is also about motorist awareness. This intersection is a major destination and pedestrians and bicyclists like the line of sight. The crosswalk alerts motorists a pedestrian may be present. Council member Lipton stated there are sidewalks which take pedestrians to the crosswalk. He suggested there should some physical changes and better signage to encourage pedestrians to use the underpass. He addressed the speed of traffic and suggested speed enforcement and physical improvements to the sidewalk flow. Council member Stolzmann was not in favor of re- painting the crosswalk. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton was in favor of eliminating the crosswalk. He suggested signage directing pedestrians to the underpass. Council member Keany was in favor of eliminating the crosswalk. He felt it was an invitation to cross at that intersection. Council member Leh was in favor of eliminating the crosswalk. He felt it would be better to encourage the public to use the underpass. Council member Loo did not support eliminating the sidewalks. She felt people will then make a social path. There was Council consensus to eliminate the crosswalk and encourage pedestrians to use the underpass.