SGF Yields

At the last round of Yield Checks, ONLY 52% of drivers yielded to the cop in the crosswalk (and that was at a busy trail crossing - and there was even a "Crosswalk Enforcement Ahead" sign out in the road...hmmm).
We can do better: EVERYBODY PUT THEIR PHONE DOWN AND BE ALERT when on or crossing the road!

Next week's round of crosswalk enforcement will be on Scenic Avenue, at the Chesterfield Boulevard intersection. Yield Checks are an overtime-based, grant-funded activity that has proven to increase crosswalk safety city-wide.

Help us spread the word that Springfield is is taking crosswalk safety seriously!

YIELD CHECKS are underway!
If crosswalks are not respected drivers, pedestrians are less likely to walk out of their way to use them. Therefore, crosswalk enforcement is important! However, we are also enforcing illegal crossings if they endanger life.

Today, we find that lots of people are speeding AND failing to yield to the officer in the crosswalk.

This grant-funded operation utilizes police officers on overtime and a drone to document infractions.

Now, that's one good looking crosswalk!

MoDOT Southwest Missouri is working on big pedestrian safety improvements all along Chestnut Expressway:

High-visibility crosswalks, new curb ramps, push buttons and pedestrian signal heads are popping up all over town!
Thank you, MoDOT, for investing in our safety!

Press release: https://www.modot.org/node/83810

We are loving the ideas and questions coming from these IB students at Central High School.
We have been working with these creative young minds to make SGF Yields and Safer Streets SGF more relevant for younger generations, while giving them valuable insights into public service and programming.

Thank you, United Way Ozarks Region's Give 5 program for giving us this exciting opportunity!