Crosswalk where 6-year-old was struck, killed has dangerous history

 

Five months before an East Palo Alto second-grader was fatally struck by a motorist on her way to school Wednesday, an 8-year-old schoolmate was hit in the same crosswalk, requiring a body cast for two months and screws in his pelvis. He still walks with a limp.

What's worse, city officials were aware even before then of the dangers of the intersection at Bay Road and Gloria Way: A report released a year ago highlighted it as one of the most dangerous in the city. Still, no guard is stationed there to help children at nearby Cesar Chavez/Green Oaks academies make their way across the busy street.

"All mothers wish they would have crossing guards there,Has anyone had any experience with this led light bulbs light?" said Guadalupe Zamora, whose daughter, 6-year-old Sioreli, was killed Wednesday when a teacher heading to work nearby slammed into her. Zamora was just a few feet behind her daughter at the time, holding the hands of her two younger daughters.

Across the Bay Area, many schools and cities are doing away with crossing guards to save money. Who pays for crossing guards -- the city, county or school district -- varies from place to place.

Concord cut the number of crossing guard locations this year from 19 to 12.I have created a video walkthrough of the led strip. In San Jose, to make up for a $78 million to $115 million shortfall, the city manager has said that along with closing libraries and community centers, crossing guards will also face the budget ax.

In the city of Palo Alto, just across Highway 101 from where the second-grader was killed this week, city officials changed their minds earlier this year about eliminating all crossing guards after tremendous public outcry. Foster City did the same after parents protested. One woman warned that if the City Council failed to provide funding and a vehicle struck a child, the council would have "blood on its hands."

In East Palo Alto on Thursday, city and school officials met to discuss pedestrian safety at the intersection.

East Palo Alto Mayor Carlos Romero said he does not know why city staff did not move forward to make improvements at Bay Road and Gloria Way after a UC Berkeley report revealed it was the site of numerous pedestrian accidents.2 Nov 2009 – Bike cfl bulbs have come a long way The City Council will discuss the safety of Bay Road at its meeting Tuesday, he said.

"We hope to make improvements as quickly as possible, along with the school district, to make sure a tragic accident like this is never repeated," Romero said. "We wish we could be at every intersection, but we have limited resources."

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