Pedestrians

LAYTON — A woman was hit by a FrontRunner train while trying to cross the tracks on Friday morning.

RIVERDALE — The city’s Risk Management Committee has recommended a no-parking zone on the west side of Parker Drive around Riverdale Park.

Although parking is limited on the north side of the park near the more attractive features such as the splash pad, large pavilion and playground, plenty of parking is available at the Riverdale Community Center and Riverdale Elementary School, the committee said.

PLEASANT VIEW -- As plans evolve for a street expansion at approximately 4300 North and Alder Creek Drive (800 West), city council members have approved a street vacation and amended the plat for Alder Creek subdivision Phase 2.

BOUNTIFUL -- A 49-year-old man was critically injured Thursday when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle.

Steven Manning appeared to have walked out onto Orchard Drive in Bountiful around 7:15 p.m., intending to cross from the north side of the residential street to the south side, said Bountiful Police Sgt. Gary Koehn. But as he stepped out into the street near 300 West, a woman in an SUV hit him, Koehn said.

SALT LAKE CITY -- State road planners want future streets to be able to handle more than just cars.

The Wasatch Front Regional Council is currently talking with cities in the region about how to implement a policy that would make roads more accessible for all users, not just motorists.

LAYTON — “If you build it, they will come.”

Not only is that one of the most-quoted lines in one of Hollywood’s favorite baseball movies, “Field of Dreams,” but the saying also describes Gabe Garn’s feelings about a potential concrete walkway trail system that would create a shorter, more pedestrian-friendly path between the Davis Conference Center and the hotels surrounding it.

“I sincerely believe this is the same thing,” said Garn, general manager at the Home2Suites in Layton. “Once we build it and create an atmosphere, we will get larger groups staying with us.”

OGDEN -- A man in his early 20s was in critical condition Monday night after being hit by a car at 3850 Harrison Blvd.

Ogden Duty Lt. Danielle Croyle said the man was walking north toward oncoming traffic in the outside lane of Harrison Boulevard when he was hit. She said there was no indication that the driver of the vehicle that hit him was speeding.

The man, in critical condition, was taken by ambulance to McKay-Dee Hospital.