If the pedestrians on Main Street in Springfield won't use the flashing yellow safety walks and regular red/green intersections now (which dozens don't; I drive it every day) what makes you think that they will use one of your four crosswalks on the five mile-long stretch from 20th to 72nd?

I've seen employees going to lunch, pedestrians going to bus stops, and locals going to taverns regularly cross within 20-30 feet of a light-controlled crosswalk instead of diverting to it.

They just added a couple more yellow-light controlled and reduced the speed to 35 on that stretch; are you willing to give me $100 for the next pedestrian hit outside one of those crosswalks?