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Title:	Safe Streets! Meet at the Ontario City Council
START DATE:	11/15/2005
START TIME:	6:00 PM
Duration:	2 Hours
Location:	east sgv, pomona, inland empire
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Ontario City Hall 303 East B Street Ontario, CA
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On Tuesday, November 15th, we are inviting you to come to the city council in Ontario by 6 P. M. to support our efforts to immediately get a signal light at the intersection on Euclid Ave. (in front of Chaffey High School). We will be there with Jose Canales, the father of Alex Canales. Meet at by 6 P. M. (address: ) We will leave We have to be there before in order to have public comment forms filled out before 6:30. We will be speaking to the issue of Alex Canales being killed in the same intersection where another student has been injured (see article below). The city of Ontario has said that they will put up a signal at this cross walk this summer. We are proposing that a crosswalk signal system be installed immediately to prevent any further incidents at this cross walk. It is clear that this is a dangerous intersection and that steps be taken immediately. While crossing guards have now been placed at this intersection when students are leaving school, this does not prevent another incident at the same location in before or after school hours. 17-year-old girl in critical condition following hit-and-run Safety measures stepped up around school By Melissa Pinion-Whitt, Staff Writer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ONTARIO - Orange cones lined the red curb outside Chaffey High School on Wednesday while crossing guards waved stop signs and blew whistles for hordes of students crossing Euclid Avenue. They were extra precautions enacted a day after a 17-year-old girl was struck in front of the school, and a month after another student was killed at the same location. School officials say the precautions will stay in place until the city installs a crosswalk lighting system, a project which could take until August to complete. \"The school, the parents, the community, the elected officials who represent the area everyone is stepping forward and taking responsibility for the kids\' safety,\" said Tim Ward, Chaffey High School principal. The injured student, identified by her friends as Sandra Castaneda, remained in critical condition Wednesday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, hospital officials said. The girl was struck in the intersection of Euclid and Princeton Street while heading to a second-period class Tuesday morning. The driver, who was in a 1990 to 1994 maroon Honda Accord, sped from the scene, police said. The driver was not in custody Wednesday, but police continued to seek the public\'s help in finding him. Ontario officers also blanketed the school Wednesday to keep an eye out for the driver and to protect students coming to the campus. \"This morning, we had every unit available at the school,\" said Ontario police Officer Craig Ansman. Extra crossing guards working extended shifts before and after school walked students across the busy street. During third-period classes, school officials gave pointers to students on how to safely cross Euclid. Officials also planned to remind parents that parking along the red curb on Euclid to pick up children is both illegal and a safety hazard. Blocking the curb creates a line-of-sight problem for motorists and pedestrians, potentially leading to students being hit. \"We have to educate everyone in this area if we\'re going to make the kids in our school safer,\" Ward said. The two serious accidents were also on students\' minds. Luis Bernal, a Chaffey freshman, said he used to ride his bike to and from school with 15-year-old Alex Canales, the boy who was struck Oct. 14 in the intersection and later died. The 13-year-old student said he\'s had close calls at that intersection himself. One driver, who was traveling around 40 mph, came within a few feet of striking him when he was in the middle of the crosswalk recently. \"A lot of people walk through this street,\" he said. \"They need a signal or something.\" But a traffic signal is not in the works. Instead, the city plans to install what\'s called in-pavement roadway lighting. It\'s a 2,000 project funded through a federal grant and city funds. Drivers approaching the intersection will see flashing lights along the crosswalk when a pedestrian is crossing the street. The pedestrian triggers the lights by pressing a button on the side of the road, said Tom Danna, traffic and transportation manager for Ontario. The project will take about a year to complete because the city needs approval through Caltrans, the agency which has jurisdiction over Euclid, a state highway. The delay is also due to the fact that a federal grant is involved, Danna said. \"We\'re certainly going to make every effort to expedite the project the best we can,\" he said. San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt said he plans to sit down with Ontario officials as well as Caltrans in about a week to discuss what can be done to speed up the process. \"We want to do everything we can to keep the kids safe as they head to and from school,\" he said. Melissa Pinion-Whitt can be reached by e-mail at m_pinion-whittor by phone at (909) 483-9378.

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