The city of Independence recently removed the temporary crosswalks installed on Monmouth Street.

The crosswalks were part of a demonstration project in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Transportation to study how many people would use the crossings if available. Detailed counts of the use of the crossings were conducted one day during the demonstration. On that day, 728 crossings occurred at the three crosswalks – 642 at the crossing by the high school, 64 by Waremart, and 24 on 13th Street.

The data collected demonstrates the importance of additional improved crossings and will be used to design permanent crossings and apply for grants in the future.