City exploring safety measures for mesa street

while crossing mesa near utep. that’s the latest in several pedestrian deaths in that area. only on abc-7, our maria garcia tells us what the city plans to do about it: 00-10 1:00-1:12 city representative peter svarzbein says it’s unacceptable that there have been several pedestrian deaths in the cincinnati area. he says it’s time for the city to rethink safety in this intersection. 00:05 maria: representative svarzbein, you’re having a meeting next week. maria: woah. that was scary. even during our interview on the sidewalk, a car got a little too close for comfort. 00:44 there’s a lack of walkability and pedestrian features in an area that should really be a showcasing of pride for kern place, for utep and really for all of el paso. using money from the city’s street plan approved this week – the city plans to make it safer and also accessible. 00:34 there’s issues with the lack of lighting here when it comes to trying to cross the street on stanton, on mesa, or oregon street 01:55 not just to go and fix one thing but how can we take a wholistic approach towards safety, towards development svarzbein calls it an urgent public safety issue. 03:58 i refuse to accept the status quo as being acceptable 07:44 the city has not set a budget yet or a design for the improvements but theyr’e having a preliminary meeting on monday so that residents can express their concerns and their ideas. mg. abc-7. let’s take you outside for a view