Tues 11-Nov: Transformational Pedestrian Crossings
00:02 News from around the country
- The week of Transport Planning Day.
- Oxford’s congestion charge has been in place for a week.
- Launch of Greater Manchester Inclusive Cycling Network.
- Catch up on webinars from ATE.
10:15 Josef Whitfield : Transformational Pedestrian Crossings
- Josef discusses how to use traffic light timings to reduce waiting times for pedestrians.
- How reduced waiting improves the pedestrian experience and reduces risk of collisions for pedestrians.
- Josef is a Sustainable Transport Policy Officer at MCC, describing work he started as an Urban Traffic Control Engineer at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).
- Josef won Young Transport Planner of the Year this week, and this work was awarded best paper at TPM earlier in the year. "Pedestrian Wait-Time Reduction: A vast improvement to the pedestrian experience on a shoe-string budget."
Useful Links:
- Greater Manchester launches country’s first inclusive cycling network
- Cycling trips surge by 43% as Glasgow's active travel network grows
- Abergavenny bridge for walking and cycling
- Award-winning technology keeps Blackpool’s roads running smoothly
- Why Cycling became Dangerous in America (the latest Not Just Bikes film, which is great)