By Sara Beth Williams– — City officials recently announced road improvements planned within the Neighborhood Areas 7, 8, and 9, known as CHASEN, through the city’s Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Program, including the removal of a non-signalized crosswalk.
The city plans to remove the existing non-signalized crosswalk on Oak Avenue at Canelo Hills Drive, due to several factors, the city says, including the lack of a sidewalk or curb ramp on one side of the crossing, a decline in pedestrian use, and the proximity of other nearby crosswalks.
The nearest crosswalk from Oak Avenue and Canelo Hills Drive is at Sunrise Boulevard and Oak Avenue, which is estimated as a three-minute walk…