Pedestrians angry at decision to bring back Jasper Avenue right-turn lane

A decision to re-instate what many felt was a dangerous crossing on Jasper Avenue had frustrated pedestrians sounding off Wednesday.
City officials took the dedicated right-turn lane at 109 Street away because pedestrians said it felt unsafe; vehicles weren’t stopping for them. Then officials measured the traffic impact and found wait times tripled to an average 50 seconds from 16 seconds before the change.
They reinstated the turn lane for eastbound traffic Wednesday morning.
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