The last time you crossed a Yakima street at the crosswalk did you have to run to try and beat the flashing walking light? There's no need for that now.

YOU NOW HAVE MORE TIME TO WALK IN THE CROSSWALK

After a rash of pedestrian crashes this month in which people have been seriously injured city officials are doing everything they can to improve safety.

Yakima City officials recently completed a federally funded project to improve pedestrian safety at multiple intersections by installing new signal controllers and monitors.

GETTING A HEAD START

The upgrades allow for the "implementation of what's called the Leading Pedestrian Interval," a signal timing feature that gives pedestrians a head start before vehicles receive a green light. That's good news for safety. The LPI works by keepin

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