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No mention of bulb outs. New York's streets probably don't have room for bulb outs like they've tried in SF. Most SF streets with bulbs really don't have the pe
by hindsightbias 8y ago
No mention of bulb outs. New York's streets probably don't have room for bulb outs like they've tried in SF. Most SF streets with bulbs really don't have the pedestrian congestion you see on NYC corners. There, you might see a dozen people standing in the crosswalk waiting for the light change and traffic racing past them. Many pedestrians trying to jump ahead of those standing on the curb.
But at least New Yorkers use the crosswalks. Market, Van Ness, Tenderloin, SF multi-lanes jaywalkers Xanadu.
- moogleii 8y agoNY has them and seems to be adding more (not fast enough in my opinion), sometimes in conjunction with chicanes. The crosswalks are also relatively massively wide (especially compared to Chicago which seem almost comically narrow).
- mhb 8y agoFor the non-SF, similarly unenlightened (like me): Bulb out: Curb extensions (also called bulb-outs) extend the sidewalk into the parking lane to narrow the roadway and provide additional pedestrian space at key locations; they can be used at corners and at mid-block. Curb extensions enhance pedestrian safety by increasing pedestrian visibility, shortening crossing distances, slowing turning vehicles, and visually narrowing the roadway. https://www.sfbetterstreets.org/find-project-types/pedestrian-safety-and-traffic-calming/traffic-calming-overview/curb-extensions/ https://www.sfbetterstreets.org/find-project-types/pedestria...
- alexhutcheson 8y agoNYC streets have plenty of room for bulb-outs, but it would require reducing the amount of (mostly free) on-street parking, which is a political third rail.