This five-lane road gets heavy rush hour traffic and there are few cross-streets, so it's always been a challenge for pedestrians to cross safely. One young woman was killed several years ago trying to cross.
Then, a couple of years ago the city started enforcing the law that cars must yield to pedestrians. This caused a number of car accidents: one car would stop for a person in the crosswalk only to get rear-ended by the person behind them. So finally the city installed these "islands" at the crosswalks and also flashing lights that flash when a button is pushed. It seems like it's now getting a little better---cars stop when they see the flashing lights, and the walkers can get across the street safely.
No longer middle aged, and no longer taking pictures every day....but cannot quit yet.
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Middle, middle. Middle-aged, middle America. I just like taking...