Earlier this summer, LAist wrote about the dangerous intersection between Trader Joe's and Gelson's in Silver Lake. After numerous accidents involving pedestrians including the tragic death of Silver Lake resident Bill Winguard, progress to make the area safer is apparently underway with the installation of a new traffic signal. We spotted the stoplights in place at the Hyperion Blvd. and Monon St. crosswalk, but they had not been activated yet. The project was slated for completion in July and it looks like the signals will be up and running any day now.

Despite the heavy foot traffic in this area, cars travel very fast on Hyperion between Rowena and Fountain. With the recent addition of a Pinkberry near this strip, it's becoming even more hectic. From 2000 to 2006, 14 car collisions with pedestrians were recorded by the city and five were fatalities. A Trader Joe's employee told us, "A lot of times it's so busy at the store, there isn't parking for employees so we have to park across the street. I can't wait for that light to start working. People are always speeding in their cars, talking on their phones and not paying attention."

We all know what it's like to run late, but please, please slow down out there. Everyone deserves to get home safely and drink some two-buck Chuck.

photo by An Tran for LAist