Comments on: Streetfilms: The Pedestrian Scramble Returns to L.A. http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/07/streetfilms-the-pedestrian-scramble-returns-to-la/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: uSkyscraper http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/07/streetfilms-the-pedestrian-scramble-returns-to-la/comment-page-1/#comment-58719 uSkyscraper Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:13:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4909#comment-58719 Toronto recently put in a scramble at a major intersection and the resulting press coverage was voluminous. I love scrambles as much as the next person, but there were dozens of articles and blog posts gushing over it. They're crazy for scrambles! Here's one terrific post: http://spacing.ca/wire/2008/08/29/pedestrian-scramble-time-lapse/ Toronto recently put in a scramble at a major intersection and the resulting press coverage was voluminous. I love scrambles as much as the next person, but there were dozens of articles and blog posts gushing over it. They're crazy for scrambles! Here's one terrific post:

http://spacing.ca/wire/2008/08/29/pedestrian-scramble-time-lapse/

]]> By: Clarence Eckerson Jr. http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/07/streetfilms-the-pedestrian-scramble-returns-to-la/comment-page-1/#comment-58696 Clarence Eckerson Jr. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:49:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4909#comment-58696 Actually, despite the heavy number of cyclists (and heavy number of peds too!) this intersection seems to work beautifully even without dismounting. I didn't see one bicycle ride kamikaze-like thru the intersection, it really feels like a symphony and peds didn't seem to mind. Believe me, being in L.A. I think anywhere non-car drivers are in a bunch they bond a little more then peds/bikes in this city. Actually, despite the heavy number of cyclists (and heavy number of peds too!) this intersection seems to work beautifully even without dismounting. I didn't see one bicycle ride kamikaze-like thru the intersection, it really feels like a symphony and peds didn't seem to mind. Believe me, being in L.A. I think anywhere non-car drivers are in a bunch they bond a little more then peds/bikes in this city.

]]> By: Andy B from Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/07/streetfilms-the-pedestrian-scramble-returns-to-la/comment-page-1/#comment-58686 Andy B from Jersey Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:51:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4909#comment-58686 I like it and we could really use more of these where appropriate. However I think that bikes should dismount and walk their bikes across or cross with motor vehicle traffic during the regular green phase. Bicyclists do have the option to turn into pedestrians by simply dismounting so they still have the best of both worlds but riding with the peds just looks dangerous and is discourteous. I like it and we could really use more of these where appropriate.

However I think that bikes should dismount and walk their bikes across or cross with motor vehicle traffic during the regular green phase.

Bicyclists do have the option to turn into pedestrians by simply dismounting so they still have the best of both worlds but riding with the peds just looks dangerous and is discourteous.

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