It should not take three minutes to cross a road

Yet as @DrTCombs shows in this video, many road crossings are designed to make pedestrians wait at least that long before getting a walk signal.

This video shows one such crossing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but there are many more intersections like this across North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

https://urbanists.video/w/8esJ8mPNrRK2vzGekrKVKL

#cycling #pedestrians #walkablecities #walking #urbanism #UrbanPlanning #planning #bike #cycle #cities @fuck_cars @green @urbanism

  • Walker
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    311 months ago

    @ajsadauskas @DrTCombs @fuck_cars @green You’re so right. I do most of my local travel on foot or on two wheels. NYC is very walkable and there are some good, protected bike paths. On a visit to Nashville I could only leave my hotel by car. A 3 mile walk to the office became a 7 mile taxi drive. It isn’t uncommon in other cities but it’s sickening — and people wonder why we’re causing climate change and getting fat?

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    111 months ago

    @ajsadauskas @DrTCombs @fuck_cars @green Most people in the UK will not wait that long. They will dodge across regardless. Perhaps easier in London when roads are narrower and congestion slows/stops traffic. Except for cyclist who can still zip through ;-)

    I the US I believe its called jaywalking. Thankfully it’s legal here. It’s still a fight to keep zebra crossings where the pedestrian has absolute priority being replaced with ‘controlled’ crossings.

    • Tab Combs
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      211 months ago

      @stuart @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars @green The term ‘jaywalking’ was invented by the automobile lobby, as was the idea that it’s illegal. In most cases, crossing outside a marked crossing or against a light is technically legal and always has been. But it could still get you killed.

      Regardless, no kid should be required to use their own judgment to decide when to dart across a road.