tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614760608725061478.post4135037092568063441..comments2023-07-18T06:01:05.816-07:00Comments on Transportation Problems and Policy: Chicago's Pedestrian ScrambleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614760608725061478.post-22471669096531609312013-06-03T12:41:21.215-07:002013-06-03T12:41:21.215-07:00This is interesting. I used to live in Chicago an...This is interesting. I used to live in Chicago and walking downtown can be insane, especially in that intersection. It makes me wish it was there when I lived there. I wonder how much time passes between three lights and how many people it will reach at that interval. People are always in a huge hurry in Chicago, so I can't see people waiting that long just to cross diagonally. On Michigan Avenue, they have traffic safety officials act as crossing guards when the signal turns to "walk". That seems to me to be the most effective, but it means that there is extra personnel to pay. Cminormajorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494814456654478853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614760608725061478.post-21652389712276367112013-06-01T22:02:01.109-07:002013-06-01T22:02:01.109-07:00This is a really fascinating way of imposing pedes...This is a really fascinating way of imposing pedestrian infrastructure; thank you so much for bringing it to our attention. I wonder if any data is available from the 1950's, from which transportation planners and engineers could model the potential effects of this new system. I also appreciate that they are taking a clear policy stance on this by making it very clear that pedestrians will come first in future transportation planning. It will be interesting to follow the results of this experiment, and I hope Portland will be bold enough to experiment with something as pedestrian-oriented as this.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922065362222895024noreply@blogger.com