This project will improve safety for vulnerable road users at a busy intersection adjacent to multiple schools and other pedestrian destinations by making improvements such as implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs), increasing crosswalk crossing signal timing durations, and installing flexible bollards to deter motorists from changing lanes too close to the intersection.
The intersection of Stave Lake Street and 11th Avenue/Prentis Avenue is a key intersection in Mission that serves many different types of road users. Stave Lake Street is a four-lane arterial road, truck route, and transit route. There are multiple schools and educational institutions located adjacent to this intersection. The City has identified multiple concerns with this intersection including 24 motor vehicle collisions (12 casualty crashes, 12 property damage only collisions) in the last 5 years. There have also been a concerning number of reported near-misses involving pedestrians.
The safety improvements to be implemented at this location include Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs), longer crosswalk signals for pedestrians, installation of flexible bollards along the 11th Avenue and Prentis Avenue to prevent drivers weaving near the intersection, installing an additional “Right Lane Ends” sign on the southbound approach, and enhancing school zone signage and pavement markings on Stave Lake Street and 11th Avenue.
This work is intended to protect vulnerable road users (VRUs), improve perceived safety for VRUs, and support efforts to increase the number of children using active modes to travel to and from school.
