LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Months after 10-year-old Simeon Young was struck and killed while crossing near East Charleston and Fremont, new safety improvements have been installed along the corridor.
Young was killed in March. A week later, a woman was seriously injured in another crash at the same location, according to Metro.
Residents and store owners organized a petition and pressed local jurisdictions for change.
Dee Harvey spent months gathering signatures on the petition.
“You want to feel safe in your community. Everybody deserves to feel safe in their community while getting around,” Harvey said.
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Crosswalks refreshed at 26th and 27th Streets
Weeks ago, crosswalks at 26th and 27th Streets were nearly invisible, and drivers often failed to stop for pedestrians.
“And when they weren’t stopping, that’s what I had an issue with, because they didn’t see the crosswalk,” Harvey said.
NDOT confirmed crews recently refreshed crosswalks on Charleston near 26th and 27th Streets.
A new bike lane was also painted after FOX5 reported on the issue on the nearby apartment complex being built nearby.
More work needed, residents say
Harvey said there is still more work to be done, including additional crosswalk improvements farther down the corridor, where Young was killed.
“The big one is on 29th Street, we want to see that newly erected crosswalk so that our kids and families and the people on this community can get to and fro safely,” Harvey said.
This summer, hundreds of residents will move into Gholson Landing, a subsidized apartment complex at 28th and Sunrise. That has raised concerns for a local store owner.
Residents want to see more improvements on the stretch of Charleston.
“And I’d love to see the bike lane come in here soon, you know, when they get that bike lane because the school is going to be out,” Harvey said. “And these kids, they ride their bikes, you know, no stopping them. So, you know, everybody needs to be safe.”
Harvey said she often feels unsafe walking in her neighborhood because of pedestrian safety issues, including broken or missing sidewalks, a lack of bike lanes, speeding cars, and poor lighting. She said she is encouraged now that improvements are beginning.
“It’s going to take people a while to recognize that there’s, you know, newly instructed crosswalks. I think what happens is you get in a routine and you don’t even think about it,” Harvey said. “But I do feel safer with the crosswalks and I feel like our kids will be safer.”
Harvey said seeing the refreshed crosswalks makes the area feel cared for again, something she hopes will help attract back businesses that have left in recent years.
Neighbors say they still want lighted crosswalks, clearer bike lanes, more sidewalks, and a lower speed limit in an area where many people get around by bus, bike, or on foot.
NDOT said additional work is planned at Pecos and Palm, as well as Honolulu and Sandhill.
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