Reader reacts to Boulder Highway improvement plan

I read with interest your article ("Boulder Highway changes aim to decrease pedestrian deaths," Jan. 27, 2016, View Your Safety story) about the proposed work on Boulder Highway to minimize pedestrian deaths. I think that's wonderful; however, I also think much needs to be done with calibration of the signal lights east-west. I have written twice to the City Engineer's office and have received no response. I get transferred here, there and around again when I call their office, so I basically get nowhere.

I walk daily from the west corner of Boulder Highway and Tropicana Avenue to the east corner of that intersection across the street by the CVS pharmacy. There are eight to 10 lanes altogether, including two that are for turning left. The light is green for about 18 to 20 seconds, so you're basically stuck at the median to get to the CVS corner until you wait through another cycle of light changes — and that includes about 26 seconds of turn signal for cars turning either onto Boulder or off Boulder onto Tropicana. The RTC stop sign is about 50 feet north of the Tropicana/Boulder corner, and many people run through the signal and then head north on Boulder hoping to catch the bus. There is also a school a little farther east on Tropicana, so not only do you get adults running/walking fast to cross the street, you also get children, some with earbuds or cellphones and not really paying attention. The corner is a danger to all of us in the morning, especially since many who drive cars seem to be color blind and zip through intersections without regard for those who are crossing.

I hope you can address this. At least get the engineering people out to measure/calibrate the signals and line them up so that the east-west Tropicana/Boulder signal aligns itself with the shorter north-south signal, which, by the way, seems to be close to 40 seconds long.

— Suzanne Abel, Las Vegas

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