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Amending Chapter 156, Traffic Code - Safe Pedestrian Crossings, of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, to comply with state law changes and to update or eliminate outdated language.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
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Chapter 156 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 156.01. Declaration of public policy and purpose.
The council of the city finds that there may be intersections or areas within the city which require extra time for pedestrians to safely cross streets, in addition to the time recommended under the Minnesota Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for pedestrian signals. This safe pedestrian crossing ordinance is hereby established in order to protect children and other pedestrians from bodily injury and to protect real and personal property from damage by reducing such hazardous traffic conditions.
(C.F. No. 01-277, ยง 1, 7-5-01)
Sec. 156.02. Safe pedestrian crossings authorized.
The director of public works or council, pursuant to this chapter, may establish and designate intersections or other areas as safe pedestrian crossings. The timing of pedestrian crossing signals for such intersections or areas may be extended consistent with this chapter or, to the extent the timing is consistent with this chapter, the recommendations of the Minnesota Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for pedestrian signal timing at senior citizen and handicapped pedestrian crossings, as amended from time to time. For the purpose of this chapter, the recommended timing for a safe pedestrian crossing shall be, as follows:
? "WALK" = seven (7) seconds minimum; and
? Flashing "DON'T WALK" = Distance from curb to the opposite curb, divided by two and one-half (2.5) feet/second minimum.
The Council may also by resolution subsequently discontinue or remove any such safe pedestrian crossing designation.
The authority of the director of public works to determine pedestrian si...
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