West Seattle street safety: Crosswalk flags added in The Junction

Previously, the nearest crosswalk flags were at Dakota to the north and Dawson to the south. Now, according to this update on the West Seattle Junction Association website, baskets of flags are in place at the two midblock crosswalks in the heart of the business district. (They’re privately placed, not from the city, which has yet to expand the pilot program that put the baskets at California/Dakota, California/Dawson, and Avalon/Yancy in June 2008 [WSB coverage here].)

I. Ponder February 19, 2010 (11:10 pm)

I think it would be a good experiment to have flags on 6-foot poles so you can put the flag out into traffic, where drivers would be concerned about it scratching their paint.

Flags on short sticks say “please stop”, and most drivers could care less.