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o Mid-block Crossings Design Guidelines 1) The preferred location for pedestrian crossings is at intersections. However, mid-block pedes- trian crossings can be considered and installed under certain conditions. Decisions to install mid-block crosswalks and refuges should be based on appropriate traffic "warrants" to minimize potential adverse effects of inappropri- ately placed crossings. b) provide pedestrians reasonable crossing places when there are long distances be- tween signalized intersections; c) meet the needs of pedestrians crossing between high pedestrian generators, such as a parking lot on one side of the street serving an office complex or hospital on the other side of the street; d) provide visual cues that allow approaching motor- ists to anticipate pedestrian activity and unexpected stopped vehicles; e) help channel pedestri- ans to the nearest available crossing point; f) help facilitate access to and use of public transit; ~ help motorists identify important school cross- ings; and h) make pedestrian behav- ior more predictable. 4) Generally, an engineer- ing evaluation will be used to determine the need for mid-block crossings on major streets where one or more of the following conditions exist: a) protected intersection crossings are spaced greater than 600 feet, or so that crosswalks are located more than 400 feet apart in high pedes- trian volume locations, or areas with frequent elderly and school pedestrian traffic, and b) speeds on the roadway are 40 m.p.h. or less with pedestrian crossing volumes (for peak four hours) exceeding 25 on streets with average daily traffic (ADT) volumes exceed- ing 10,000. At locations where significant numbers of pedestrians are children, elderly, or disabled, minimum crossing thresholds are 10 pedestrians per hour (peak four hours) on streets with average daily traffic (ADT) Thi6 mld-"'ock croeeing improve" pede"trian eafety on Wlllakenzle Road near Sheldon High School 2) Mid-block crossings may be used to provide street-crossing points for pedestrians on major streets in areas with infrequent intersection crossings or where the nearest intersection crossing creates substantial out-of-direction travel. 3) Where warrants are met, mid-block crossings can be used to: a) provide pedestrians with reasonable opportunities to cross streets during periods of heavy traffic, and when there are few naturally occurring gaps in the approaching traffic streams; 23