University of Michigan students running to get to class at the Biological Sciences Building, tourists visiting the Museum of Natural History and Blue Bus drivers coming back from North Campus all have one thing in common: they all have to cross one of the busiest intersections on campus.

More than 1,500 pedestrians cross North University Avenue near the Central Campus Transit Center per hour during peak times. This August, the University installed a crosswalk signal in the hopes of improving pedestrian safety and limiting congestion.

In an email to The Michigan Daily, William McAllister, the University’s general manager of transportation and maintenance, said the crosswalk signal aims to increase the safety of both pedestrians and drivers.

“The two main factors that led to installing

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