The question is asked over and over again as follows: “What do people do with all those yellow pedestrian flags?” I have lost count on how many people have asked me that question. I can tell you how many are lost but I can’t imagine what people do with all of them.

In the first six months of this year, the city lost 287 yellow pedestrian flags. The good news is that this year’s losses so far are smaller than in past years. Some interesting statistics: there are 15 crosswalks with yellow pedestrian flags, normally stocked with a total of 140 flags.

After our recent nice sunny weekend, we replaced 25 yellow pedestrian flags on Monday morning. Once again, I ask: “What do people do with all those yellow pedestrian flags?”

Don McConaghy, Kirkland