[Adopted 9-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-052-001]
A. 
Every pedestrian shall have the right to use the public ways in the City of Framingham except where pedestrian travel is expressly or specifically prohibited by law, regulation, signage, road closure, or other safety or emergency factors.
B. 
Notwithstanding the right of pedestrians to use public ways within the City of Framingham, the City of Framingham has experienced an increase in public safety issues relating to pedestrian use of and entry into the public roadways identified herein, for which a significant public safety need has arisen requiring implementation of this median safety and pedestrian regulation ordinance.
This article shall apply to the following roadways within the City of Framingham:
Name of Street
Beaver Street
Blandin Road
Cochituate Road
Concord Street
Franklin Street
Hollis Street
Irving Street
Mt. Wayte Avenue
Old Connecticut Path
Park Street
Shopper's World Drive
Speen Street
Temple Street
Union Avenue
Waverly Street
Winter Street
Worcester Road
Whittier Road
A. 
Nothing in this article shall prohibit law enforcement officials and public safety officials from enforcement of statutory, regulatory and local regulations and requirements pertaining to use of public ways by pedestrians, travelers and motor vehicle operators within the City of Framingham.
B. 
These regulations shall not apply to municipal, state, federal or other public service corporation individuals or their agents, servants and employees while in the performance of their public duties, including duties involving public safety, construction, maintenance, repair or cleaning work.
C. 
These regulations shall not apply to road closures for special events as deemed necessary by municipal, state, federal or other public service corporation individuals or their agents, servants and employees.
D. 
These regulations do not apply to pedestrians entering into a roadway for purposes of acting in emergency circumstances.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CENTER TRAFFIC ISLAND/SAFETY ISLAND
An area provided for safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic between lanes on a roadway.
CROSSWALK
The specially paved and marked path for pedestrian crossing on a roadway.
MEDIAN
A section or reserved area separating opposing lanes of traffic on a roadway.
ROADWAY
Shall refer to the roadways identified in § 395-30.
SHOULDER
The area or strip of land immediately adjacent to a traffic lane of a roadway which does not contain a sidewalk.
SIDEWALK
A paved walkway along the side of a roadway.
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It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway whenever a sidewalk, median, crosswalk, center traffic island, or safety island is available for pedestrian use.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to leave an available sidewalk, median, crosswalk, center traffic island, or safety island and enter the path of any motor vehicle on a roadway.
C. 
Where sidewalks, medians, crosswalks, center traffic islands, or safety islands are unavailable, a pedestrian shall use an unfinished shoulder of a roadway and avoid traveling or entering into the roadway.
D. 
A pedestrian shall not enter a public way into the pathway of motor vehicles traveling on and along the roadway or approach within five feet of a motor vehicle or vehicles using a roadway.
A. 
These median safety and pedestrian regulations shall be enforced by the City of Framingham Police Department.
B. 
Any individual who violates the provisions of this article shall be cited and fined as follows: a fine not exceeding $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, and $300 for a third and each subsequent offense thereafter, with each separate instance considered a distinct violation subjecting the violator to citations and fines.