FOTOGRAFIA by Demian Villanueva
UPDATE 12/09/13: Director of soccer organization FC Select, Jamie Zeppernick, says, that he has heard from Dept. of Transportation: “They have said [DOT] conducted the counts on the [Dec.] 6th for one hour at three intersections [Kent Ave. at North 8th, 9th, and 10th streets] and it does not warrant any [traffic safety] measures.” As Zeppernick suspected the counts were done at a time that doesn’t reflect the true nature of the numbers [of pedestrians crossing the streets]. “One hour is not sufficient and it depends when [DOT] did [counts]. For example, if a game starts at 9am everyone shows up at 8:30 am, and will not leave for over an hour. There are many times when people come and go.”
Zeppernick also indicated that his organization was not informed of when the counts were conducted. “I have asked for the results but have not received them to date.”