Residents are raising concerns about high speeds and an overall lack of safety on North 21st Street, a four-lane arterial in north Tacoma.
They’re worried specifically about North 21st Street between its intersection with North Proctor Street and North Pearl Street. Residents said drivers often speed along the roadway to make green lights at each intersection, which is further exacerbated by the two lanes it has in each direction – which makes it harder for drivers in the inner lanes to see pedestrians.
With an absence of sidewalks for much of the roadway, its proximity to two schools – Silas High School and Mason Middle School – and the width of the road, it’s unsafe for pedestrians, drivers and people whose houses border the street, residents have told The News Tribune. They added they’re frustrated with what they’ve described as the city’s resistance even to implementing short-term fixes in lieu of a more expensive, long-term solution…