In the short terms, the petitioners ask for seven shorter-term, temporary safety improvements: 1. Implement a full pedestrian walk signal separate from bus timing at the intersection of Tower Street and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue, ensuring no buses are turning while pedestrians are crossing; 2. Extend this pedestrian-only signal timing to the intersection of Arborway and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue – an intersection where cars and buses frequently disregard pedestrian crossing priority; 3. Install curb extensions to improve visibility and “daylight” the intersection of Tower Street and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue; 4. Install a stoplight at Weld Hill Street to provide an alternative pedestrian crossing route and reduce traffic funneling into the Tower Street intersection; 5. Reevaluate bus routing, potentially redirecting some buses to turn at the Arborway intersection instead of Tower Street; 6. Increase visibility around the bus exit at Tower Street by removing the landscaping / bushes obstructing the view of the intersection; 7. Place temporary flex posts to delineate pedestrian spaces and traffic lanes more clearly.

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In the short terms, the petitioners ask for seven shorter-term, temporary safety improvements:

1. Implement a full pedestrian walk signal separate from bus timing at the intersection of Tower Street and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue, ensuring no buses are turning while pedestrians are crossing;

2. Extend this pedestrian-only signal timing to the intersection of Arborway and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue – an intersection where cars and buses frequently disregard pedestrian crossing priority;

3. Install curb extensions to improve visibility and “daylight” the intersection of Tower Street and Washington Street/Hyde Park Avenue;

4. Install a stoplight at Weld Hill Street to provide an alternative pedestrian crossing route and reduce traffic funneling into the Tower Street intersection;

5. Reevaluate bus routing, potentially redirecting some buses to turn at the Arborway intersection instead of Tower Street;

6. Increase visibility around the bus exit at Tower Street by removing the landscaping / bushes obstructing the view of the intersection;

7. Place temporary flex posts to delineate pedestrian spaces and traffic lanes more clearly.

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