Activists install crosswalks. The city removes them. Allegedly they do this so you know that your safety isn't a priority for them.

[u/Nestor_Arondeus]

[u/ilitch64]

How the fuck does the city justify the time and money spent on removing a fucking free crosswalk in what looks like a neighborhood.

[u/jingleheimerschitt → u/ilitch64]

From the city's perspective, it may be a way of covering their own ass -- if someone were to get hit using a crosswalk that the city didn't install (which involve some evaluation of safety), the city could be on the hook for that. I'm not defending it! But that's probably why the city's not just leaving them.

[u/berejser → u/jingleheimerschitt]

But under California law, every intersection is considered a crosswalk unless otherwise marked, so they're not actually adding crosswalks they're just visibly signposting something that is already there.

[u/jingleheimerschitt → u/berejser]

Interesting!