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<br /> _ NEWS REL SE Back to School Safety <br /> Page 2 <br /> August 25, 1 95 <br /> t <br /> To fu er increase pedestrian safety, crosswalks will be painted across Willakenzie <br /> Road on the ast side of the main school driveway and at the east end of the new retail <br /> center, near a new Oasis Fine Foods store. Motorists are required to yield to pedestrians in <br /> marked cross alks. <br /> Ano r area where City officials are responding to a student pedestrian safety <br /> concern is o Willakenzie Road in the vicinity of Willakenzie Elementary School. Flashing <br /> lights are be' g installed to alert motorists traveling on Willakenzie Road east of Coburg <br /> Road that th speed limit in the school zone is 20 miles per hour when children are present. <br /> The flashers which will be activated by the staff in the school office only when children are <br /> present, will be in operation when school opens this fall. <br /> t <br /> A ne crosswalk also has been painted on Willamette Street at 16th Avenue. The <br /> crosswalk is designed to draw motorist's attention to the high number of pedestrians, in all <br /> age groups, ho frequently cross Willamette Street at this intersection. <br /> The ugene City Council has set goals to increase the use of alternative modes of <br /> transportati in the community. Improved pedestrian safety helps achieve those goals by <br /> encouraging more people to walk. <br /> <br />