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\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nPartho Ghosh is a concerned Vancouver resident.<\/p>\n
He is one of many people in the community calling for a traffic light at the intersection\u00a0of Oak Street and 6th Avenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese kinds of cars just take the turn, they don\u2019t see you,\u201d he told CityNews.<\/p>\n
Ghosh lives on the corner of Oak Street and 6th Avenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe amount of traffic that comes in here from 6th Avenue and Oak Street, it really gets used almost like a highway, people don\u2019t realize there are residents that live here.\u201d<\/p>\n
And these worries are not new. Since 2018, residents have been voicing their concerns about safety at this intersection, concerns that have been growing following the death of a pedestrian earlier this month.<\/p>\n
On April 8, a 68-year-old man was crossing this intersection around 9 a.m. when he was allegedly struck by the driver of a GMC.<\/p>\n
Police say the driver initially fled the scene, but have since confirmed the person has been identified.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople in cars use it as a yield instead of a stop, and they don\u2019t look if people are crossing,\u201d Ghosh said.<\/p>\n
He adds that a garden and a fire hydrant have been struck before.<\/p>\n
The intersection is located near a school and a childcare centre.<\/p>\n
According to ICBC data, between 2020 and 2024, there were 96 crashes at this intersection, 30 of them resulting in injury or death.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is literally the middle of the day too, rush hour, it gets much busier in the morning, it gets jam-packed,\u201d Ghosh explained.<\/p>\n
Even before the fatal collision, residents had raised the alarm with the city.<\/p>\n
In an email exchange provided to CityNews by a resident, they are told by a city official that the intersection is not a priority.<\/p>\n
\u201cA study was completed at Oak Street and 6th Avenue, and a full signal is already warranted. However, based on our signal priority list, this location is not ranked above other similar signal candidate locations.\u201d<\/p>\n
CityNews reached out to the City of Vancouver, which provided a written statement, saying that it does not have any current plans to add a traffic signal to this location, but it will continue to review it.<\/p>\n
For now, residents like Ghosh say they are relying on whatever safety measures they can.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wear this [a reflecting vest], it doesn\u2019t have to be dark to wear it, I wear it because if you are crossing, you hope someone sees it,\u201d Ghosh said while holding up a reflecting vest.<\/p>\n
\u201cFunny enough, we have a bright yellow umbrella. I shake it to show people I am crossing, it does something hopefully, but still not as good as a traffic light.\u201d<\/p>\n
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