StreetFilm: Raising the Walk
From the StreetFilms animation division, which brought you the chicane, comes another instant classic, this one illustrating the benefits of the raised crosswalk -- basically a wide speed hump with a crosswalk on top.
By
Brad Aaron
10:10 AM EST on February 13, 2008
From the StreetFilms animation division, which brought you the chicane, comes another instant classic, this one illustrating the benefits of the raised crosswalk — basically a wide speed hump with a crosswalk on top.
Raised crosswalks have been recommended for areas including Hell’s Kitchen and the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, where speeding traffic and turn conflicts make for particularly dangerous conditions.
Warning: Once you watch this, your brain is likely to queue the “Frogger” theme when crossing the street.
Video produced by Elizabeth Press
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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