Proposing a Marked Crosswalk on Corliss Ave. N. near N. 125th St.

What appears to be an unmarked crosswalk crosses Corliss Ave. N. about thirty feet from the stop sign and would be virtually unrecognizable by a driver. I am proposing that the crosswalk be marked.

Photo of complex intersection of Corliss Ave. N., N. 125th St., N.E. 125th St., and 1st Ave. N.E.
This view is looking south along Corliss. The stop sign is at the corner of N. 125th St. About thirty feet back from the stop sign there is an asphalt extension about four feet square, extending between the asphalt sidewalk and the concrete roadway. This asphalt estension lines up with the end of the sidewalk on the near side of 1st Ave. N.E. (at the south point of the triangular block bounded by 1st Ave N.E., Corliss Ave. N., and N. 128th St.

Photo of complex intersection of Corliss Ave. N., N. 125th St., N.E. 125th St., and 1st Ave. N.E.
This view is closer and better shows the extension between the street and sidewalk. It is obviously intended that pedestrians be able to cross Corliss at this place, making it an unmarked crosswalk. Legally, a pedestrian in an unmarked crosswalk has the same rights as a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk (but you’d be surprised at how many drivers think that a pedestrian only has the right of way in a marked crosswalk and won’t yield to someone in an unmarked crosswalk). But notice how far back it is from the stop sign. How is a vehicle driver supposed to know that they are supposed to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing here?

Photo of complex intersection of Corliss Ave. N., N. 125th St., N.E. 125th St., and 1st Ave. N.E.
This is a view looking north, with the back of the stop sign visible and the sidewalk extension visible somewhat beyond the stop sign. In this view it is more obvious how the point of the triangular block fits in and the location of the sidewalk on the west (left) side of 1st Ave. N.E.


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