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CEDAR CITY — Iron County School District officials are looking into ways to improve pedestrian safety near Canyon View high and middle schools in the wake of multiple close calls recently reported.
The issue, which focuses on vehicle and pedestrian traffic along 1925 North, the street that runs between the two schools' campuses, was discussed at length during the regular school board meeting on Sept. 27. Several residents addressed the topic during the public comment period toward the beginning of the meeting.
"The problem is horrible," said Sheral Whicker, who lives in the nearby Fiddlers Canyon area. She said she's taken videos with her phone showing "kids crossing everywhere, much like Frogger."
Another commenter, Brittney Shakespeare, said she was struck by a car in the crosswalk as a student in 2016, causing a serious knee injury that has needed multiple surgeries to repair.
