crosswalk

Push back: Mitchell hearing delayed indefinitely
Published on May 21st, 2010
78 comments Artist Gerry Mitchell, one year after the crosswalk incident. FILE PHOTO BY WILL WALKER A hearing scheduled for Friday, May 21, in Gerry Mitchell's $850,000 suit against the City of Charlottesville...
Crosswalk danger: Another pedestrian hit
Published on Jun 1st, 2009
13 comments Pat Craig was struck in a crosswalk as she and her 16-year-old poodle, Lady, crossed South Street on Monday morning, June 1. PHOTO BY COURTENEY STUART Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on...
Safer streets: Crackdowns, crosswalks help peds
Published on May 8th, 2009
5 comments A city public works crew installs a new crosswalk on April 22. Using city employees instead of outside contractors to implement pedestrian safety recommendations has offered "huge savings," says City...
Snap o' the Day: Making it ped-friendly
Published on Apr 22nd, 2009
5 comments A City crew heats the pavement at the outlet of Old Preston Avenue at Market Street at 8:20am on April 22 in preparation for the application of crosswalk stripes. A week earlier, a crew ripped up the...