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Suggestion Title: Pedestrian island on Business Street
Suggestion Description:
Add a pedestrian 'island' - a small sliver of pavement in the centre of the road with a 'Keep Right' sign on each side (and some deflected barriers to avoid head-on collisions) - to the crossings on Business Street.
Consider also adding islands to other low-speed locations, such as in front of the Police Department and the Hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refuge_island
Why should this be added?:
- Quicker crossing time: pedestrians much more likely to find two small gaps in traffic rather than one large gap in both directions.
- Since this reduces pedestrians' average waiting time, it also improves safety, with impatient pedestrians less likely to use gaps that turn out to be too short for safe crossing.
- Promotes pedestrians to actually cross and visit the Business Shops as the potential danger is reduced
- Encourages cars to slow down to avoid hitting the pedestrian island
- Clearly shows drivers that there is a crossing ahead by disrupting the flat road layout
What negatives could this have?:
- A physical divider between lanes can become a bottleneck for incidents such as crashes, pursuits, or illegally parked vehicles. However, when used on narrow, low-speed limit roads such as Business St or outside of the Police Department, this is unlikely to be hugely significant.
What problem would this suggestion solve?: See 'Why should this be added'
image thanks to @rogue
Suggestion Description:
Add a pedestrian 'island' - a small sliver of pavement in the centre of the road with a 'Keep Right' sign on each side (and some deflected barriers to avoid head-on collisions) - to the crossings on Business Street.
Consider also adding islands to other low-speed locations, such as in front of the Police Department and the Hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refuge_island
Why should this be added?:
- Quicker crossing time: pedestrians much more likely to find two small gaps in traffic rather than one large gap in both directions.
- Since this reduces pedestrians' average waiting time, it also improves safety, with impatient pedestrians less likely to use gaps that turn out to be too short for safe crossing.
- Promotes pedestrians to actually cross and visit the Business Shops as the potential danger is reduced
- Encourages cars to slow down to avoid hitting the pedestrian island
- Clearly shows drivers that there is a crossing ahead by disrupting the flat road layout
What negatives could this have?:
- A physical divider between lanes can become a bottleneck for incidents such as crashes, pursuits, or illegally parked vehicles. However, when used on narrow, low-speed limit roads such as Business St or outside of the Police Department, this is unlikely to be hugely significant.
What problem would this suggestion solve?: See 'Why should this be added'
image thanks to @rogue
