Olive & Lindell More Pedestrian-Friendly, Still Needs Work
The point where Olive goes off to the right and Lindell begins has never been friendly to pedestrians. As the above image shows, the amount of paving was enormous. As a wheelchair-using pedestrian, going straight wasn’t an option.
For the first time ever, this once-open intersection has changed. In a major road diet, the intersection has dropped many sizes.
Most of the intersection is gone. Motorists wanting to go westbound on Olive must now slow and make a right turn to do so. The road diet happened because of the adjacent Hotel Ignacio.
For pedestrians the distance to cross the street is significantly reduced, thus decreasing the chances of being hit by a car.
Crossing Lindell is still a challenge. Pedestrians could go east to Compton or west to Grand, both considerable distance.
The city will probably paint the crosswalk after a person is hit trying to cross the street. A pedestrian refuge is needed at the center of the wide roadway to protect the pedestrian in the future crosswalk.
– Steve Patterson
Steve, this is related but a different street. Â Why has the city not painted the new cross walks on S. Grand yet? Â Cars do not seem to mind the new cross walks as I’ve found myself being blocked. Â It seems that would be one of the first things done. Â Also do you know if the pedestrian cross buttons that control the signals even work? Â I’ve tried the ones at Grand and Arsenal several times, they don’t make any noise, and I am not yet sure if they impact the crossing signal. Â
Steve, this is related but a different street. Why has the city not painted the new cross walks on S. Grand yet? Cars do not seem to mind the new cross walks as I’ve found myself being blocked. It seems that would be one of the first things done. Also do you know if the pedestrian cross buttons that control the signals even work? I’ve tried the ones at Grand and Arsenal several times, they don’t make any noise, and I am not yet sure if they impact the crossing signal.