Pedestrian Safety
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What to Do About Fifth and Flower?
Today in City Watch, Stephen Box talk about the need to improve pedestrian safety for everyone, cyclists, pedestrians and drivers.
January 16, 2009
Planning Comission Approves New Pedestrian Plan for Downtown
The Planned New Genesis Apartments Will Comply with New Proposed Pedestrian Standards
January 12, 2009
City Council Takes Aim at CALTRANS Safe Routes to Schools
(Editor's note: I sat on the Caltrans' Safe Routes to School Committee for District 7 during the last cycle. Any opinions expressed in this piece are mine and not necessarily the opinions of Caltrans staff or other committee members.)
November 6, 2008
Car Hits Pedestrian in Crosswalk. LAPD Release Ped. Safety Tips
On Sunday, a Cal-State Fullerton student name Yao Loo was, in the words of CBS 2 a car "plowed into the girl, launched her 40 feet in the air, and took off." The LAPD is currently searching for the culprit who is said to drive a Black Lexus or Toyota SUV. CBS 2 doesn't allow other sites to stream their video, so you'll have to click here to see the story.
November 4, 2008
Time-Lapse Scrambling in Toronto
Here is a mesmerizing time-lapse video from Spacing Toronto and photoblogger Sam Javanrouh. The clip shows traffic moving through Toronto's pedestrian scramble -- a.k.a. priority crossing, a.k.a. Barnes Dance -- installed at Yonge and Dundas Streets last August.
October 31, 2008