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Also at Shattuck/Russell. There are unfortunately problems wrt how the signal timing is programmed at each location, resulting in a lot of red light running by drivers & short bike/walk crossing windows. Local advocates are following up w staff on it.

I personally feel that HAWK beacons like that new one at MLK/Prince in Berkeley *can* work. But unfortunately the MUTCD guidelines for them are really bad, & some traffic engineers feel compelled to blindly follow the guidelines instead of using their own professional judgement.

Thank you for working on this. HAWKs have more potential pitfalls than other signals, we're installing more and more of them, and Berkeley traffic engineers have been making decisions like turning on beg buttons in Southside that demonstrate a car bias in their choices.