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minus-squareSchmidtGeneticslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·28 days agoWhy would every intersection need one?
minus-squarenaught101linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·28 days agoBecause people all need to get to different places, and walking/wheelchairing half a kilometre in one direction to access a bridge and then walk back sucks
minus-squareSchmidtGeneticslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·28 days agoNot every intersection is busy enough to warrant this.
minus-squarenaught101linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·28 days agoI.e. not every pedestrian matters
minus-squareSchmidtGeneticslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·28 days agoIf a road has one vehicle come by every hour, you expect a raised pedestrian bridge? A lighted crosswalk is totally fine. Context matters, but exaggerate to make your point i guess.
Why would every intersection need one?
Because people all need to get to different places, and walking/wheelchairing half a kilometre in one direction to access a bridge and then walk back sucks
Not every intersection is busy enough to warrant this.
I.e. not every pedestrian matters
If a road has one vehicle come by every hour, you expect a raised pedestrian bridge? A lighted crosswalk is totally fine.
Context matters, but exaggerate to make your point i guess.