There’s a lunch spot at the top of the T but I have to cross the stem of the T to reach the top of the T.
Why are they doubling my chances to get hit when they could just add another crosswalk and let me cross one street instead of two? Are they stupid?

probably based on traffic patterns and volume, perhaps visibility plays a role too.
both are reason why the one in front of our office here does not have two crosswalks across the through street. people still do cross on the unmarked side all the time… but they’re idiots that don’t realize some traffic can’t see them until it’s ‘too late’… they get hit or the car that has to stop suddenly sits awkwardly in the middle of the intersection and becomes a target itself.
Interesting. Mine is just two two-lane roads with no difference in visibility at any point.