Who determines the amount of time for pedestrian crossing?
A. Pedestrian times can seem to be too long and usually create delay for the coordinated movement along an arterial roadway. Unfortunately, this is one area the City does not have the ability to change. The City is obligated to follow the State and Federal guidelines for pedestrian timing of signals. The current timing has been found to be a bit long for most healthy adults, but the pedestrian timing also addresses the needs of others, such as, senior citizens and those with disabilities. Q. Why does it seem I always get a red light? A. As noted above, there are many elements that go into traffic phasing and signal operations. A few of the elements include pedestrian activity, the time of day, day of the week, construction activity, traffic incidents, and even the weather can influence the flow of traffic at any given time. Being a coastal city with a very active community and a strong tourism influence, the traffic signal system faces many unique challenges that our neighboring cities
