Pedestrian crossing signs aren't often long for this world. They're thrown out onto the streets practically waiting to get hit. So goes the story of a pedestrian crossing sign at Lamartine and Mozart streets.
Jamaica Plain resident @pawlbologna tweeted about his personal experience with the intersection, including getting hit in 2017. He shared the challenge of getting the city to put up a new pedestrian crossing sign after a previous sign was hit and unusable.
Just recently a new sign was put up -- then hit and knocked down within one day.
To the friends and neighbors who chimed in on how bad this intersection is... @BostonBTD replaced the sign and it got destroyed in 1 day. https://t.co/Up8gPL5VVX
— Paul (@pawlbologna) November 15, 2018
After the sign was hit and knocked down within its first day on the job, @pawlbologna made a keen observation. The intersection's crosswalk needs to be changed permanently to make it safer.
UPDATE: the new pedestrian crossing sign survived for 1 day.
— Paul (@pawlbologna) November 15, 2018
In case anyone didn't think the crosswalk at Lamartine and Mozart needed permanent safety improvements@bostonbtd @MattOMalley @poffweb @universalhub @02130News @jamaicaplain @emmuhhs @WalkBoston #boston #jamaicaplain pic.twitter.com/imLotPuJSQ