Columbia moves to tame Assembly Street, a ‘dangerous’ downtown dividing line

Thousands of people cross downtown Columbia’s Assembly Street on foot each week, but for many it feels like a daily hazard.

“It’s Frogger,” said Stephen Ruxton, who, as an avid runner, crosses the wide, 6-lane roadway on foot almost every day.

“I’ve seen personally … people get hit at this intersection, pedestrians,” he said, pointing to the Gervais and Assembly streets intersection that bounds a corner of the South Carolina statehouse…

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