Blaine is easing up on its crosswalk policy to provide more opportunities for safe crossings on busy city streets.
The Blaine City Council Nov. 20 unanimously approved a revised crosswalk policy. The biggest change is that under the old policy, there needed to be at least 20 pedestrians crossing the street within an hour period. The new threshold is five people.
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