David Zipper
I like this trend of painting "unauthorized" crosswalks.
Cities almost always rush to erase them. That shows local agencies *can* move quickly to change streetscapes -- they just choose not to when residents request safety improvements. People should know that!
bikepedantic :mbta:
@jedsetter
From the finite insufficient efforts that go into walking infrastructure, the guerilla crosswalkers are drawing those resources away from some other place where those resources would be working otherwise. I am not comfortable equating "everyone walking" with "the most marginalized people in a community," particularly in Seattle.
@davidzipper
bikepedantic :mbta:
@jedsetter the far less splashy sexy way to improve ped safety is to demand systematic action plans (and resources) that standardize infrastructure design, deploy it through both proactive programs that prioritize known safety hazards and underserved communities, and reactive programs like repaving and development. @davidzipper
bikepedantic :mbta:
@davidzipper putting in unauthorized stuff as a ploy to get a city to do it correctly is a way of jumping the queue.
Who among that city’s residents is doing the jumping, and who is being jumped?
jed
@bikepedantic @davidzipper This is the whole point! To bring pedestrian safety issues to the fore. We all know what most DoTs/Cities are usually prioritising: road widenings, resurfacing, etc. I think I get your point, but generally speaking pedestrians include the most marginalised people in a community so raising their profile should be a good thing?
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