Image: City of Mission / The Stave Lake Street and 11th Avenue intersection in Mission.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

City of Mission

City of Mission responds to concerns about intersection by upgrading pedestrian safety

Jan 28, 2025 | 9:51 AM

MISSION — Mindful of concerns brought to their attention by residents, the City of Mission says it has upgraded a crosswalk signal at a key intersection in the municipality as a means of prioritizing pedestrian safety.

In a news release Monday (Jan. 27), the city says the crosswalk signals at Stave Lake Street and 11th Avenue have been reconfigured to give pedestrians a head start in a new leading pedestrian interval signal timing change.

When a pedestrian activates the button at the crosswalk, the walk signal will now illuminate a few seconds before vehicles get a green light. The city says this new configuration helps make the signals safer for people walking.

“Council hears frequently from members of the community about this intersection, so it has become a point to focus for us,” said Mayor Paul Horn. “It is a busy place, due to the proximity of schools and businesses, so we are pleased that we can take this action to make it safer. We will continue to make this corridor, an area of focus for drivers and pedestrians.”

A road safety grant from BC Vision Zero and ICBC, coupled with funding from the City of Mission, helped advance the project to fruition.

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“We are grateful for the opportunity to apply these funds to improve this intersection and we are looking to continuously improve more intersections in coming years,” Horn said.

Overhead signs have been installed to alert motorists of the change. Signage will also be added to the crosswalk area to help advise pedestrians of this new feature in the coming weeks.