As downtown and especially Bricktown have begun to create a lot of pedestrian traffic, I have noticed a lot of confusion when it comes to the crosswalks (i.e. not knowing to cross with the stop light). I often see pedestrians kind of look around waiting for the light to change only to realize that when it does change either 1) the light actually changed against their crossing or 2) the 'Walk' light doesn't come on because no one pushed the cross button and now the light isn't timed for a pedestrian crossing.

It seems to me that in cities with heavy pedestrian traffic that most, if not all, of the lights are already timed for pedestrian crossings. There is no need to push a button and the crossing indicators automatically change with the stoplights. I would love to see this in bricktown (and possibly in the CBD), especially at the heavily crossed intersections of Reno/Mickey Mantel, Reno/Gaylord, Sheridan/Oklahoma, and Sheridan/Walnut. I think it would make it safer and less stressful for visitors who may already be upset because they had to walk a few blocks from their parking spot.

You'll find that many municipalities only make these kind of changes when reacting to tragedy, like when someone gets hit because of the crossing confusion. I'd love to OKC be proactive on this point and not only make walking in bricktown less stressful and more enjoyable for many, but also much safer.