25 Indianapolis schools will get flashing beacons to improve safety

Amid a pedestrian safety crisis that saw a record 40 people killed by drivers in 2022, Indianapolis plans to make several changes to increase safety, especially in school zones.

As part of a roads package announced Thursday by the Hogsett Administration, the city said it aims to install at least one flashing beacon at each Indianapolis school located along thoroughfares by the end of the year.

This move comes almost two years after a 7-year-old, Hannah Crutchfield, was killed crossing the street outside George W. Julian School 57 in Irvington.

Flashing beacons are a traffic warning system aimed at reducing speeding with flashing lights and a school zone reduced speed limit sign. Currently, 190 schools have a flashing beacon. The city wants to put them up at the remaining 25 schools by the end of 2023.

The schools that will receive a flashing beacon:

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