Stop making pedestrians push buttons at intersections with traffic lights
Pedestrians should not have to push the walk button at intersections with traffic lights, especially busy locations. Cambie and W Broadway is a prime example of this. Why is Vancouver making walking more of a hassle?
thetransitfan
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Joseph Jones
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Someone from Traffic Engineering recently told me that those pushbuttons are intended to favor pedestrians over automobile traffic. That is not my experience. Pushbuttons at regular red-and-green intersections (not the flashing greens) make me feel like cars count and pedestrians do not.
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Drive More
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Synchronize pedestrian crossings with the existing traffic to reduce idling vehicles and pollution.
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Russ Ashworth
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There is no consistency anyway. Many intersections don't have a button one way or they hide the button some distance away in a place very difficult to access by wheel chair. This means that you often have to wait one or two turns before you can get the light to change.