A crosswalk lighting system for alerting drivers that a person is entering or crossing at a crosswalk includes a road marked with a crosswalk; at least one alert light mounted one of on and adjacent to the crosswalk; a system power source; a system circuit connected to the system power source and to the at least one alert light; and a system mat containing a weight-activated switch and mounted adjacent to the road at a first end of the crosswalk for activation in response to the weight of a pedestrian stepping on a system mat as the pedestrian approaches the entrance of the crosswalk.