Video: how to make walking safer by "daylighting" city intersections
Posted January 8, 2010 in Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably
This great little video from Streetfilms concisely shows how we can make walking (and driving, too, for that matter) safer by clearing sightlines at intersections. We can also grab a little extra space to add some pocket-sized amenities to the neighborhood, too. Enjoy:
Kaid Benfield writes (almost) daily about community, development, and the environment. For more posts, see his blog's home page.
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Randy A. Simes — Jan 8 2010 01:52 PM
I remember watching this video awhile back. It seems like an extraordinarily easy way to improve safety for pedestrians, but I would think that drivers would continue to pull up anyways just like many drivers pull up past the stop line now.
Additionally I bet this would be met with resistance from engineers claiming a loss of capacity would result and cause a less than desired traffic flow. Seems worthwhile, but at the same time may produce more resistance than it's worth.
Ben Martin — Jan 8 2010 04:42 PM
How about calling it Blinder Removal? You like taking the blinders off. Or how about Corner Clearing?
Tom Conlon — Jan 10 2010 08:12 PM
Alternatives to the misleading term "daylighting":
1. "View Curbs"
2. "Safe Curbs" or "Safe Zones"
3. "Green zones" (bike racks, benches, free wi-fi antennae, plantings, subterranean recycling bins, etc.)