They still should install a light pole right in the middle of the sidewalk. If you’re so busy with your nose in your phone that you can’t see a light, then you’re too busy and inconsiderate to watch out for other pedestrians and cars.
I hear you. It bugs me when people wander all over through the crosswalk with something in their face, expecting other people to divert. One time, I stood my ground as a guy wandered into my path. I put my arms up and he collided into my arms. Stared down his shocked face for a while, then roughly brushed him aside and told him to watch where he's going. I think he got the message to watch where he's going. This stuff with cellphone watching while walking is an epidemic.