http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/10/31/slog-poll-to-walk-or-not-to-walk Comments On: Slog Poll: To Walk or Not to Walk? by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Ms. D]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:55:50 -0700 The Stranger
Usually with pedestrian over-/under-passes.
Posted by At Least In First World Countries]]> Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:35:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by seandr]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:51:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:49:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:55:10 -0700 The Stranger Posted by suddenlyorcas]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:15:11 -0700 The Stranger Posted by clashfan]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:31 -0700 The Stranger
@36, that makes no sense. Why have cars sitting there waiting to turn if there are no pedestrians? That is not an efficient way to move traffic through a busy metro area.
Posted by Compass Rose]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:58:47 -0700 The Stranger Posted by stating the obvious]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:40:50 -0700 The Stranger Posted by marymc]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:01:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by JonnoN]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:50:05 -0700 The Stranger Posted by emor]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:36:05 -0700 The Stranger
For everyone else, so-called 'pedestrian scramble' phases are horribly inefficient, and are a traffic engineer's last resort for an unusual situation.
Posted by Dr_Awesome]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:25:38 -0700 The Stranger
the wholesale elimination of right turns on red makes a hella lot of sense though. i've seen it in other countries, and as a ped it actually does make things safer. eliminates the "can't see the pedestrian in the 4:30pm rainy darkness" problem for drivers as well.
Posted by walking_is_dangerous]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:53:51 -0700 The Stranger
A lot of ped-buttons are relics and are not actually connected to the controller box for the intersection. Many intersections, especially on busy corridors where efforts have been made to synchronize multiple signals in a row, are purely programmed on timing and do not consider whether the ped-button has been activated. For those intersections, the buttons are left because they do no harm, and people are less likely to get impatient and jaywalk if they feel like they have made their waiting known to the intersection.

-Someone who used to work for the signals department
Posted by ourkind]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:57:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by DickDave]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:43:06 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:30:59 -0700 The Stranger Posted by LikeItIs]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:16:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:02:40 -0700 The Stranger
Different intersections have different programming for wait times. Only one push in most walk circuits counts, but if it's in the red change it does not set the walk white, it is ignored. The red light green light switch overrides the circuit program and resets the count.

But you'd know that if you ever thought about what you said.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:01:52 -0700 The Stranger How often do pedestrians approaching an intersection, seeing the light begin to flash, then dart into the crosswalk? How many actually pay attention?
It's not one or the other (cars or pedestrians). We all want "them" to make way for "us."
Posted by TJ]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:50:37 -0700 The Stranger Posted by dwightmoodyforgetsthings]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:48:51 -0700 The Stranger
That's when I activate my middle finger.
Posted by Orv]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:21:01 -0700 The Stranger
The worst is when there's oncoming traffic, because the headlight glare makes it nearly impossible to see pedestrians walking in the road.
Posted by Orv]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:19:45 -0700 The Stranger
Having nothing but one-way streets in the downtown core would be awesome too - or at least prohibit left turns off of two-way streets (unless there's a dedicated left-turn lane with left-turn signal). Make 1st Ave northbound only, keep 3rd Ave two-way but only for transit and freight, keep existing one-way NB and SB streets (2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues) as they are.
Posted by SuperSteve]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:14:38 -0700 The Stranger