MEET LOS ANGELES MEET [YOURPEDESTRIAN CITY] SCRAMBLE l u A person walking is 16 times more likely to die in a crash than someone in a car. PedestrianHeading deaths 2have been steadily on the rise since 2015. The City’s Vision Zero initiative has aggressively begun installing safety devices, like pedestrianThis scramble style is operations, called Paragraph to better Textorganize in the the “Paragraph street and eliminate Styles” conflict. pane. l n The pedestrian scramble allows pedestrians to cross in all directions at the same time.Social The currencyscramble operation:knowledge is power bells and whistles, nor your work on this project has been really impactful, and are l2 § increases pedestrian visibility we in agreeance, nor i also believe it’s important for every § reduces conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians member to be involved and invested in our company and § reduces pedestrian crossing time and exposure l3 this is one way to do so blue money. § reduces the buffer zone between vehicles and pedestrians l The City Personalof Los Angeles development first implemented critical mass, the pedestrian so Q1 cannibalize scramble in 1956. SCRAMBLE CONTROLLED BY: After gridlockcross-pollination, conditions arose so duedrink to thelong Kool-aid. queues and I don’t delay, want the operationto drain l SIGNAL W/ DIAGONAL XINGS n SIGNAL W/O DIAGONAL XINGS was abandoned.the whole The swamp, pedestrian i just scramble want has to shoot returned some to Los alligators Angeles, biggershow u ALL-WAY STOP W/ DIAGONAL XINGS and betterpony than pushback. before. Level the playing field can I just chime in on that one, and no scraps hit the floor. THE ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE Heading 1: Go Big or Go Home TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL Bullet Me! The City will add 30 Pop out some text on a miles of new bike lanes § Paragraphs are OK, but bullets are colored block. in the next 5 years. more readable on a poster. PEDESTRIAN RELATED FAVORABLE WHEN: Sylvan Street and Sylmar §Avenue Perspiciatis is the first unde all-way omnis stop iste § Try to make your content concise. COLLISIONS WITHIN THE § Pedestrian volume meets or controlled intersection with diagonalnatus error crosswalks sit voluptatem in the City, which INTERSECTION OF 75% § This style sheet is called “Bullet”exceeds 30% of vehicle volume is being monitored to identify future ideal locations. HOLLYWOOD of residents commute § Accusantium doloremque during peak hour, AND § I can’tBOULEVARD stop reading AND this, it’s so via subway. laudantium,FAVORABLE totam remWHEN: shortHIGHLAND and sweet! AVENUE § Turning traffic through any § There are high right-turning DROPPED TO ZERO, crosswalk exceeds 200 VPH, AND AFTER THE PEDESTRIAN § History of collisions involving vehicle volumes and moderate SCRAMBLE WAS IMPLEMENTED number of pedestrians crossing IN NOVEMBER 2015! turning-vehicles and pedestrians exceeds City average two continuous crosswalks, OR § There are low vehicle volumes PREVIOUS DESIGN and high number of pedestrians EVOLUTION crossing two continuous § Transverse line crosswalks crosswalks is upgraded to continental crosswalks with “X” in the center of § This boxCAUTION: has no § Here’s a box with a the intersection border. It’s good for nice border CAUTION: § Heavy thru and left-turn vehicle volumes may cause photos. § Heavy pedestrian volume may § Next to schools, the additional delay require largerArrows, refuge if useful space center “X” is omitted and § Queueing may block adjacent intersections for your project exclusive pedestrian § If in close proximity to freeway § Heavy pedestrian volume, vehicle volume, or delay may phase operates only ramps or at-grade rail crossings, warrant a traffic signal consider other solutions during school hours DEDESIGNINGSIGNING CITICITIESES 20172017 ChicagoChicago MEET LOS ANGELES NIGHT-TIME FLASHING YELLOW SIGNAL OPERATIONS NORTH BROADWAY BETWEEN AVENUE 18 AND MISSION ROAD, LOS ANGELES, CA § FLASHING YELLOW = WARNING § FLASHING YELLOW = CAUTION § WARNING + CAUTION = BRAKE TAPPING § BRAKE TAPPING = SPEED REDUCTION § SPEED REDUCTION = SAVING LIVES § Vision Zero Success Results § Demonstrated speed reductions immediately, and § sustained over time § Characteristics and Applications § - Nighttime flashing yellow on main street, § regular operation on side street § - Reduces speeds as motorists approach with caution, tapping the brakes § - Used where signals rest in green to eliminate § the giant green band at night § Tools for Successes § - Traffic signal controller software’s new feature - Traffic signal controller cabinet’s configurations § § § § § BEFORE MAX SPEED = 33.6 MPH § AFTER MIN SPEED = 21.8 MPH § BEFORE/AFTER= 35% SPEED REDUCTION AT BEST, WITH 10% SPEED REDUCTION ON AVERAGE Towards Vision Zero Los Angeles Dept. of Transportation DESIGNING CITIES 2017 Chicago.
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