The "no ped crossing" signs at intersections like 3/Folsom are a good
example of the problem. If you just had a 3-cycle light (east, north,
all stop for peds) at places like that, people would have a better chance
of geting through.
Reducing speed doesn't seem like a likely option in this town, just as
Willie's jaywalking crackdown a few years ago went nowhere. When is the
last time you or anyone you know got a speeding ticket here? I think
that efforts like photo enforcement of red lights are making more of a
difference in this area, but I may be wrong.
Andrew
>And the article says nothing about speed...or the desireability of reducing
>it.
>I think the only measures -- other than the ever-popular "education" --
>mentioned in the
>article were lights timed to favor pedestrians, and rebuilding crosswalks in
>a
>different color of material so that they contrast with the asphalt. An
>important
>measure not mentioned would be more traffic lights at crosswalks, or
>mid-block
>in busy areas, like downtown.
>
>Tom Wetzel
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