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16 hours agoA 78-year-old woman, hit by a Range Rover. That intersection is a hell scape, having to cross six lanes of traffic with dedicated left and right turn lanes. The street is designed like a “strode”.
At least the driver remained, but places like this should not exist. Cities should be designed for the people that live in them, and not cars traveling “through”.
Unrelated, those electrified bus lanes, pretty cool (though implementation could be better with a truly separate line to reduce conflict zones).
FYI, Toronto had those back in the 1920 they were called trolley coaches. You can read about it here and see some old pictures if interested.
https://stevemunro.ca/2021/12/24/a-brand-new-electric-bus-for-the-ttc-9020-on-charter-april-20-1969/
A reduction in speed is a great first start, but it needs to be followed by a dedicated desire for total and systematic street redesign. For one the current design is neither a street or a road, it’s design as something in between called a “strode”.
Lanes widths and counts need to reduced. Center medians added, raised pedestrian crosswalks to prevent hard right or left turns. Removal of dedicated left or right turn lanes to minimize pedestrain crossing distances at intersections. Tree canopys added to act as traffic calming. Transit corridors moved off the street and into a separate and dedicated route with priority signals.
Once you start to get older and your mobility decreases, or you loose the ability to drive yourself around, you start to notice how North American suburbs are not friendly towards the elderly, or the young for that matter. Places we live in should be enjoyable to walk, cycle and move around independently.