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NW 13th St & NW 23rd Ave

Grade F. About 29 crashes a year, 1.7× what a similar intersection sees. Most are rear-end crashes; left-turn crashes stand out. Suggested fix: appropriate yellow change intervals.

Crashes a year

291.7× a similar intersection

Here 29Similar 17City median 0.4

Crash rate for its traffic

3.9×

the median similar intersection, per car driving through

1.8 vs 0.5 crashes per million cars

Since January 2022

132

crashes in total

20222026 so far

5 walking, 6 on a bike, none fatal

What stands out

  • Left-turn crashes23 here vs 15 (1.5×)

Crash types from FDOT records, 2015-2018, the latest years with that detail.

When crashes happen

Busiest 11 AM to 4 PM, worst on Mondays.

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The fix

Appropriate yellow change intervals

  • 36-50% fewer red-light running where it's been tried
  • 8-14% fewer total crashes where it's been tried
  • 12% fewer injury crashes where it's been tried

CostLow

How this fix works

The intersection

  • YesSignal
  • YesCrosswalk
  • YesLeft-turn lane
  • NoMedian

Camera angles

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From above. Satellite imagery from Google.
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From the street. Street View from Google.
Read the full write-up

This signalized intersection ranks 19 citywide with 132 crashes recorded since 2022 under dataGNV screening, exhibiting 12 excess crashes per year above predicted values. In FDOT records from 2015-2018, left-turn collisions were identified as the distinctive crash pattern across the intersection. The evidence points to left-turn movements as a primary area of concern even though dedicated turn lanes exist on all four intersection legs. Implementing appropriate yellow change intervals and reviewing left-turn signal phasing are recommended to address these crash trends and enhance overall intersection safety.

Left-turn. During the 2015-2018 (FDOT) period, the intersection recorded 23 left-turn crashes compared to 15 expected at similar corners. The imagery shows a dedicated left-turn lane is visible on 4 of 4 legs, and the intersection is signalized. The imagery shows whether left turns get a protected arrow can't be read reliably from the imagery.

Written by Gemini from the numbers on this page.

Crashes since 2022 from dataGNV, through July 2026. Crash types from FDOT. Fixes from the FHWA.
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Fri
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2 to 4

fewer crashes a year, if it works as well as elsewhere

Also worth a look: Road diet

35 mphSpeed limit
  • 4 lanesWidest road
  • 31,000Cars a day
  • Read from imagery taken March 2026 to March 2026. Speed, lanes and traffic from FDOT.