This is actually a newer development intended to improve pedestrian safety by allowing to pedestrians to establish themselves in the crosswalk before traffic is allowed to move. It has been proven to decrease pedestrian accidents. [source](https://highways.dot.gov/safety/proven-safety-countermeasures/leading-pedestrian-interval#:~:text=A%20leading%20pedestrian%20interval%20(LPI,to%20turn%20right%20or%20left.)

Maybe they’ve improved in recent years, but Bob Evans on McKnight was an absolute clusterf***k when I tried to go there with my family a few years ago. We ended up eating at the mall food court.

(Not-so) fun fact: the company that publishes the Butler Eagle bought Pittsburgh City Paper in 2016. The editor of City Paper resigned last week because the Eagle refused to disclose that they were publishing the Post-Gazette while its staff was on strike, leading to a conflict of interest in their reporting.