Helping make White Center streets and intersections safer for school kids are from left, Jen Calleja Program Coordinator for Be Active Together -Neighborhood House, Sponenka Novakovic resident and part of the Community Action Team, Fredolyn Melendez from Neighborhood House and Jen Cole from Feet First.
A coalition led by the Greenbridge Community Action Team, Neighborhood House, King County Housing Authority, the King County Food and Fitness Initiative of WSU King County Extension, and Feet First got together with area residents of the Greenbridge neighborhood in the installation of crossing flags at the intersection of 4th Ave SW and SW 100th St at a pizza party on June 24th.
Pedestrians in this area complain that fast-moving cars often do not stop for children or adults trying to cross here. The placement of flags at the intersection of 4th and 100th is intended to create a safer place to cross by increasing the visibility of pedestrians. This is especially crucial for the many White Center Heights Elementary students who cross 4th Ave on their way to and from school. At this event, neighbors decorated the flags with reflective tape, installed flags buckets on poles at the intersection, learned how to use the flags correctly, and shared healthy snacks.
The event was part of an ongoing “Safe Routes to School” campaign at White Center Heights, following a motor vehicle collision last year which injured a child walking home from school.
For more information on crossing flags, see http://sites.google.com/site/crossingflags/home
