If you ’re a walker in a major city , then you endure in fear of your life sentence every daytime . To cross the street is to be remind that your life is cheap , and traffic rule are often viewed strictly as suggestions . Even if you do n’t jaywalk .
So it ’s amazing to hear that Chicago is take the issue of pedestrian expiry earnestly , and actually has a plan to get free of them entirely by 2022 . harmonise to Treehugger , the plan include 250 retentive - term and short - term changes , some of which have already been put in place during this year ’s road - construction season . They include “ expansive crossover , ” pedestrian island in the heart of multi - lane street , improvements to urban design , and stricter enforcement of traffic laws . ( That last one would help a lot . I ’ve lost numeration of how many multiplication recently I ’ve understand number one wood barely even slow down at a Stop house . )
Writes theChicago Tribune :
Other long - term improvements discussed in the plan include staggered midblock bump - outs on residential streets to slow down dealings .
Continental - style crosswalks were among the first changes , CDOT Commissioner Gabe Klein said , for the most part because the department began to weave in the new pedestrian architectural plan in prison term for already - scheduled structure task .
The crosswalks have big rundle across the walkway for high profile and are made of a broody fabric , Klein aver . More than 100 such crossover were instal in 2012 , Klein said .
Pavement marking – on crossing and stop lines for vehicle – are faded across Chicago , and Klein said millions would be spent this year repainting such markings so they are visible to drivers , footer and bicyclists .
AsTreehugger notes :
Every metropolis that shoot for to be extremely walkable - and liveable - should place walker safety at the centre of its mission … Quality of life ameliorate drastically when people feel safe walking around . L.A. should be take notes .
you could read the entire planhere . [ Chicago TribuneviaTreehugger ]
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