(a) Establishment Between Intersections. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that a crosswalk between intersections would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to provide and maintain painted markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at all crosswalks which have been designated as such.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering study, that the conditions because of which a crosswalk has been provided and maintained as provided in § 52.0124(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such markings, symbols or signs from such crosswalk.
(b) Establishment at Intersections. The Board hereby authorizes the Road Commissioner to provide and maintain painted crosswalk markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection whenever a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such markings, symbols or signs would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which painted crosswalk markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection have been provided and maintained as provided in § 52.0124(b) no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such markings, symbols or signs at such crosswalk.
(c) Prohibiting the Use of Crosswalks by Pedestrians. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that prohibiting the use of any crosswalk is necessary, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs adjacent to such crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk.
(1) Removal. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which signs were erected prohibiting the use of a crosswalk as provided in § 52.0124(c) no longer exists, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs.
(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)