Many crosswalks in Phoenix have paint that has faded so badly that drivers often don’t realize when they’ve entered pedestrian crossing areas.
“A lot of the vehicles here, they go past the paint,” said Sal Gomez, a pedestrian who relies on walking and public transit to get around.
Standing at 7th Street and McDowell Road, as well as 7th Street and Thomas Road, drivers repeatedly come up to the red light and roll into the crosswalk where the paint has faded.
Gomez says he looks both ways before and while crossing streets due to safety concerns…