Point Reyes Station will soon become a one-stoplight town—but not the kind you see in lonely rural outposts in Hollywood movies. It won’t have the standard yellow, red and green light combination, and it won’t be located at a desolate intersection. Technically, it will be a pedestrian light, not a stoplight, but it will turn red when anyone pushes the button to activate it. The new light is already installed on Highway 1 in front of West Marin School, where it will replace a flashing yellow pedestrian light the agency installed two years ago. It will be turned on this summer or fall, when Caltrans completes a package of improvements along the stretch of highway running from Tomales to Olema. That work involves upgrading various intersections, sidewalks and pedestrian crossings; construction began last year and will continue in the spring. Caltrans calls the type of pedestrian light newly installed in Point Reyes a “high intensity activated crosswalk,” or HAWK. The system has three lights configured in a triangle—two red ones on top, and a yellow one below them. When activated, the system first flashes the yellow light, which turns solid yellow for a few seconds before the red lights come on. After the pedestrian has crossed, the solid red lights flash briefly before going dark. Cars can proceed when the red lights are flashing, provided no pedestrians are present. Caltrans has also installed a new flashing yellow pedestrian crossing just down Highway 1 at the busy intersection of Mesa Road, by the Creamery Building. That light will also be turned on by this summer or fall. Residents have advocated for years for safety improvements along Highway 1, including the pedestrian light at Mesa Road, through a group called Safe Routes to Schools. But some are concerned that the HAWK system at the school might be overkill. The system was originally designed for four-lane roads, and if the timing isn’t adjusted for the narrower road, motorists might become impatient, said Rhonda Kutter, a member of Safe Routes to Schools who lives across from the school. “I’m afraid people will ignore the red light, because by the time it flashes, you know, kids will be long gone,” she said.  Though some people have objected to a flashing red light, Ms. Kutter prefers to err on the side of caution. “I’ve seen a lot of accidents, or potential accidents, on Highway 1,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to advocate against a red light when traffic engineers say it’s the safest thing. I wouldn’t want the responsibility if one of my friends’ kids gets injured or killed.”