Baltimore isn’t famous for pedestrian safety. Last year, we wrote about the incident in which two MICA students were struck by a driver near the school. Gabriella Camejo, a senior at the school, was killed, and a friend of hers was seriously injured. The fallout of the tragedy settled for months after the incident, and details about who was at fault and other details were never made public or available to students at the school.

The Maryland Institute College of Art has little control over the safety of most nearby intersections, especially the notoriously dangerous intersection of North Howard Street and Dolphin street where Camejo was killed. The Baltimore Sun called attention to the persisting need for improvements at the intersection, and it was only last month that the Baltimore City Department of Transportation remarked the pedestrian crossings in the intersection – too little, too late.

Most students at MICA are familiar with the Crosswalk at 120 McMechen street. Drivers regularly speed through at 10 to 15 miles over the posted speed limit, regardless of the fact that Maryland State Law requires all drivers to stop for pedestrians in any crosswalk. The question of why there is no signage noting this (like you can find at Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere in Baltimore) and no enforcement has recently been raised to MICA officials.



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Check back here for updates on this developing situation, as students at MICA fight for improved safety in front of one of the most heavily used buildings on Campus.