The City of Batavia in conjunction with the City of Batavia Police Department, City of Batavia Fire Department, City of Batavia Youth Bureau, Genesee County, Genesee County Office for the Aging, Genesee County Youth Bureau, Batavia YMCA, Boys Scouts of America, Rochester Regional Health (UMMC) and GO Art are hosting a crosswalk day today at the Bank Street crosswalk in front of the Office for the Aging and YMCA.
The event is intended to highlight the importance of crosswalk safety and the proper use of a crosswalk, not only for pedestrians but motorists as well.
Volunteers were at the crosswalk this morning from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be there again this afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Batavia City Council requested that something should be done at the crosswalk on Bank street in front of the Office of the Aging, City Manager Martin Moore came up with the idea of an awareness day to start the process of looking into the problems at the crosswalk.
Many people being assisted as they crossed the road also relayed their ideas to Moore and County Manager Jay Gsell, who were volunteering at the crosswalk together this morning
Volunteers from the YMCA, Rochester Regional Health (UMMC), Boy Scouts of America and Office for the Aging also were assisting at the crosswalk.
GoArt! provided the sidewalk chalk art for the event.
The new signs and striping were provided by City of Batavia Public Works and Genesee County. Also, City of Batavia Police and Fire Department assisted with the event.