Comments on: Streetfilms: Sharing Street Space in Paris http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/16/streetfilms-sharing-street-space-in-paris/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WestSiderRider http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/16/streetfilms-sharing-street-space-in-paris/comment-page-1/#comment-3853 WestSiderRider Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:30:48 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1622#comment-3853 That's a great video. I appreciate the sharing of these ideas. Just the knowledge that these ways of sharing the roadways is working in a major city should be a wake-up call to our city planners and elected officials. That’s a great video. I appreciate the sharing of these ideas. Just the knowledge that these ways of sharing the roadways is working in a major city should be a wake-up call to our city planners and elected officials.

]]> By: Umberto Brayj http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/01/16/streetfilms-sharing-street-space-in-paris/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 Umberto Brayj Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:28:47 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1622#comment-3852 A note for engineers on the conversion of speeds on Parisian streets mentioned in the film: 15 km/h = 9.3 mph 20 km/h = 12 mph 30 km/h = 19 mph That is SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER than most engineers design and plan urban roadways. If anything, our practice is to post a speed (say 35mph) and design for faster speeds (40 to 50 mph) in the name of "safety". Bah and humbug to you, American civil engineers! A note for engineers on the conversion of speeds on Parisian streets mentioned in the film:

15 km/h = 9.3 mph
20 km/h = 12 mph
30 km/h = 19 mph

That is SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER than most engineers design and plan urban roadways. If anything, our practice is to post a speed (say 35mph) and design for faster speeds (40 to 50 mph) in the name of “safety”.

Bah and humbug to you, American civil engineers!

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