To be able to walk safely in the neighborhood, pedestrians need:
- A safe space to walk
- The ability of see or detect traffic
- Access to sidewalks and crossings
- Enough time to cross streets
- Signs and markings designating the pedestrian route
- Continuous facilities
- Types of Pedestrian Problems
- Ways to Assess Pedestrian Problems
- Linking Problems to Solutions
The materials serving as a resource can be accessed at the following:
http://flamingomb.org/ReadersGuideCh1ProblemIdentification.pdf.
2 comments:
First, thank you for creating this wonderful site! As a long-time MB resident, strolling around our neighborhood greatly adds to the quality of life my family enjoys. As I see so many great improvements, I'm surprised how some areas seem to have been forgotten. Specifically, broken and impassable sidewalks on the north and south corners of Michigan + 7th, unimproved alleyways (between Michigan + Jefferson) and poor street quality on Michigan, specifically between 8th + 6th. Street water drainage continues to be a problem for areas around Alton and 11th at certain times (we were stranded walking home with strollers after dinner last month). Naturally, I'm more aware of these spots because we walk them regularly near our home. How can we ensure existing areas are maintained even as new improvements take place? --- Robin Rosenbaum-Andras
Well, I don't know if this post had anything to do with it, but the broken sidewalk on the south corner of 7th and Michigan is now being repaired! :-)
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