[nfbwatlk] Fw: Bus stop path of travel case

[Jacob]

Hello,
I received this the other day.  I thought everyone might want to read this.  
from
Jacob Struiksma
----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Levinger 
To: Vernez-Moudon, Anne 
Cc: Jacob Struiksma ; DOUG HILDIE 
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject: Bus stop path of travel case


Anne,

I thought you'd like to see this.

David



  Subject: [apbp] FW: Bus stop path of travel case
  Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:52:30 -0400
  From: "Thibault Lois" <thibault at Access-Board.gov>
  To: <members at apbp.org>

  Here's some grist for your mills today - a case that suggests that transit agencies are responsible for the safety of their street-crossing customers: http://www.djdurhamlaw.com/bonanno-v-cccta-1.htm
   
  The Access Board has just funded FHWA to develop a demonstration project for pedestrian demand signals at multilane roundabout crossings.  We envision these as two-head Y-R (like HAWKs, with a dark phase;  when activated, they blink amber, then red, then go to solid red).  We think they may have wide application at other crossings, too, such as at bus stops, slip lanes, and perhaps even schools, locations where some pedestrians (elders, kids, people who have vision impairments or travel slowly) could then choose to use signals to cross rather than pick a gap.  
   
   
  Lois Thibault
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Hello,
I received this the other day.  I thought everyone might want to read this. 
from
Jacob Struiksma
----- Original Message -----
From:
mailto:david at feetfirst.info David Levinger
To:
mailto:moudon at u.washington.edu Vernez-Moudon, Anne
Cc:
mailto:lawnmower84 at hotmail.com Jacob Struiksma
; mailto:hjelde at drizzle.com DOUG HILDIE
Sent:
Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject:
Bus stop path of travel case
Anne,
I thought you'd like to see this.
David
Subject: [apbp] FW: Bus stop path of travel case
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:52:30 -0400
From: "Thibault Lois" < mailto:thibault at Access-Board.gov thibault at Access-Board.gov
>
To: < mailto:members at apbp.org members at apbp.org
>
Here’s some grist for your mills today – a case that suggests that transit agencies are responsible for the safety of their street-crossing customers: http://www.djdurhamlaw.com/bonanno-v-cccta-1.htm http://www.djdurhamlaw.com/bonanno-v-cccta-1.htm
 
The Access Board has just funded FHWA to develop a demonstration project for pedestrian demand signals at multilane roundabout crossings.  We envision these as two-head Y-R (like HAWKs, with a dark phase;  when activated, they blink amber, then red, then go to solid red).  We think they may have wide application at other crossings, too, such as at bus stops, slip lanes, and perhaps even schools, locations where some pedestrians (elders, kids, people who have vision impairments or travel slowly) could then choose to use signals to cross rather than pick a gap. 
 
 
Lois Thibault