The City of Greenville wants to make roads safer for pedestrians, and you could see changes coming to some busy roadways to make it happen.

Engineers provided an update on Greenville’s ongoing pedestrian safety study on Mon., Sept. 26, which included a new focus area of streets for the remainder of the study.

What started as a list of 46 high traffic areas with a high number of crashes (and near misses) involving pedestrians has been narrowed down to 10 streets:

Academy Street
Augusta Street
Buncombe Street
Church Street
Laurens Road
Mills Avenue
North Street
Pendleton Street
Pete Hollis Boulevard
Pleasantburg Drive

*These 10 streets will continue to be studied through 2022. | Map via the City of Greenville*

The purpose of the study is to develop a plan that reduces the number of crashes and near misses involving pedestrians. Some current countermeasures being considered to accomplish that goal include:

Improvements to lighting
Additional walk signals
Pedestrian-only signal cycles
High-visibility crosswalks
Additional sidewalks
Yield-to-pedestrian signs
Raised crosswalks

As the study narrows down possible solutions, other factors will be considered, including a cost-benefit analysis, when developing a list of potential safety projects.

The final report will be presented to City Council in December.