3 hrs ago Next time you are on Gibson Street, youâll notice a new crosswalk connecting Oklahoma School for the Blind and Civitan Park. Students in Cheryl Danielsâ Service Learning class at Oklahoma School for the Blind repainted the crosswalk on May 13. With the help of Lacey Wallace and Jesse Garcia from Oklahoma State University Extension High Obesity Prevention (HOP) program and Doug Walton from the Muskogee County Health Department, students used yellow spray paint to make the railings leading to the crosswalk more visible and white paint and paint rollers to paint the crosswalk. The project came about through the Connect Muskogee transportation planning initiative. This area of Gibson Street was identified as being in need of traffic calming on the Connect Muskogee pinpoint map survey conducted from October 2020 to January 2021. Based on this feedback the HOP team conducted speed radar surveys at the site in March and found the average speed was 29 mph. The highest speed recorded was 54 mph in the 25 mph zone. Based on these findings and the proximity of the site to the the park and school, the project was identified by the Action In Muskogee (AIM) Infrastructure Committee (a subcommittee of the Connect Muskogee project) as an easy project to complete as a launch for Connect Muskogee implementation. The project was funded through the OSU HOP cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control. In addition, the City of Muskogee has applied for an AARP Liveable Communities Grant to complete a second phase project: construction of a sidewalk from the crosswalk through the park to the playground to further increase accessibility of the park for pedestrians.