Here is a mesmerizing time-lapse video from Spacing Toronto and photoblogger Sam Javanrouh. The clip shows traffic moving through Toronto's pedestrian scramble -- a.k.a. priority crossing, a.k.a. Barnes Dance -- installed at Yonge and Dundas Streets last August.
There's no music, so you'll need your own soundtrack. We suggest the Beta Band's "B + A".
The most amazing thing about that video is how many more people go through that intersection compared to cars. Any traffic engineer that has a broader definition of traffic than just cars should be able to see that cars are the limiting factor.
doesn't look like any left or right turns are permitted which definitely changes things in terms of car/ped conflicts.
People seem to walk faster when they cross the street-- Or is it just me?
Thanks for posting this- it could well be an ideal solution to a problem in our village. The one snag I see is that the trams don't get priority over other traffic, which they normally would here.
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