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Photograph : Ian Lindsay , Vancouver Sun. In 2011, Richmond became B.C.’s only city with a scramble crossing at Number 1 Road and Moncton Street. |
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City of Vancouver plans to test a pedestrian “scramble” crossing on
Robson Street, creating an intersection where car traffic is stopped in
all directions to allow pedestrians to cross in any way, including
diagonally. The test crossing will be evaluated as a possible
remedy for pedestrian-vehicle collisions at busy intersections,
according to the city’s newly released Transportation 2040 plan. Robson
Street was identified as a good location for scramble crossings — also
called ‘X’ crossings, diagonal crossings, pedestrian scramble phases or
Barnes dances — because it is one of the city’s busiest areas for
pedestrian traffic, said transportation director Jerry Dobrovolny. (more)
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