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Medians: <br />Raised medians separate opposing directions <br />of travel. They benefit the vehicle operator by <br />providing freedom from interference of opposing <br />traffic. Medians can be strategically placed along <br />Lorain Road to facilitate access management while <br />still providing storage for left -turning vehicles. <br />Raised medians provide additional benefits above <br />and beyond separating opposing directions of <br />travel, including. <br />Reducing motor vehicle crashes by 15 <br />percent <br />Decreasing delays (>30 percent) for motori sts.s <br />Increasing capacity (>30 percent) of roadways? <br />Reducing vehicle speeds on the roadway. <br />Providing space for landscaping within the <br />right-of-way. <br />Providing space to install additional roadway <br />lighting, further improving roadway safety. <br />Providing space to allow for supplemental <br />signage on multi -lane roadways. <br />Costing less to build and maintain than paved <br />medians' <br />Medians are especially important at transit stop <br />locations. Transit stops not located near an <br />intersection create the opportunity for pedestrians <br />to cross the roadway at an uncontrolled location. <br />Providing medians can make these crossings <br />safer and more appealing to existing and potential <br />transit users. A pedestrian refuge island within a <br />median is located in or near a pedestrian crossing <br />to aid and protect pedestrians crossing a roadway. <br />On wide streets, a median refuge can provide a <br />safe location for those who begin crossing too late <br />or are only capable of walking exceptionally slow. <br />Pedestrian refuge islands or medians can also be <br />used at intersections or mid -block locations with <br />shorter crossing distances, where a need has been <br />recognized. <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED I CITY ARCHITECTURE I WSP 37 <br />