Please join us in funding a safe pedestrian and bicycle crossing for East Sherman at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and 13th Street!
Leader
Hilary Anderson
Location
Sherman Avenue and 13th Street Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
The City and CDA 2030 are asking for community support to help raise money for a much needed signalized pedestrian/bike crossing at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and 13th Street. A pair of solar powered pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) cost $7,033. The city will be buying RRFBs for the intersections of 9th and 21st streets, which are both school crossings. But there is not enough money in the city’s tight budget to purchase a third pair for this intersection. So we are turning to our neighbors, friends, family, businesses, and East Sherman stakeholders to help make this a reality in 2016/2017!
All donations are tax deductible!
What is an RRFB?
A Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, or RRFB, is a pedestrian-activated warning device that consists of yellow LED rectangular flashing lights that draw attention to the crossing and provide information to approaching traffic that a bicyclist or pedestrian is trying to cross the street. Once the RRFB is activated, the rectangular-shaped beacons will begin to flash in an alternating, irregular pattern that is similar to emergency flashers on police vehicles.
What are the safety benefits of an RRFB?
RRFBs are low-cost safety improvements that have been proven to enhance pedestrian safety at uncontrolled, mid-block crosswalk locations. The top three benefits of an RRFB are:
We are kicking off the crowdfunding/crowdsourcing effort at the 2nd annual PARK(ing) IT ON SHERMAN block party event on September 16-17 and we are aiming to get a lot of community support and buy-in for this project! Our goal is to raise the $7,033 in only six weeks so that we can purchase a pair of RRFBs for this intersection and have it installed before the snow starts to fly in Coeur d'Alene, and have all three RRFBs installed around the same time.