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From painting pavement to setting up signs, residents in “desperate” communities concerned about pedestrian safety are taking matters into their own hands.

“We have many, many communities … including almost brand new ones on the list for traffic calming. We can’t possibly do them all,” said Ward 7 councillor Druh Farrell.

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“Communities are desperate. They know that their streets are unsafe and … often are at wit’s end because we take such a conservative approach and there’s so little funding for traffic calming.”

Earlier this week, 33-year-old Farida Abdurahman was struck by a car and killed in Highland Park while walking in a crosswalk that community members say they’ve previously told the city is dangerous.

Two days later, a 38-year-old mom and her two young childrenwere taken to hospital after being hit in a Temple crosswalk. In both instances, the drivers fled the scene.

Traffic calming is a problem in many Calgary communities, said Carrie Yap, an urban planner at the Federation of Calgary Communities.