Judi Wallace and Matthew Burczyk
Cities and towns were originally built with compact centers so people could easily walk to their desired destinations. With the advent of the trolley car followed by the private automobile, our city designs started changing to emphasize motor vehicles, often completely overlooking the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists. Now as we seek greener and more sustainable transportation, walking and bicycling can once again play an important role in our transportation.
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Webcast viewer discussion is listed below:
5:15 CDI-Broadcast–280: Judi Lawson Wallace, Matthew Burczyk – Designing a walk- and bike-friendly community
6:07 CDI-Broadcast–25615: Hi Nick
6:07 CDI-Broadcast–25615: Enter your questions in the box below and press enter
6:08 CDI-Broadcast–30883: Have you seen the fluorescent flags for pedestrians in DC? there’s a bucket on each side of the road and peds can grab a flag to wave while they cross
6:09 CDI-Broadcast–25615: great idea!
6:17 CDI-Broadcast–68705: Wow – never heard of that in DC – when did they do that?
6:18 CDI-Broadcast–68705: Also, just letting you know audio/video has been great, and the NY & Copenhagen videos played well also.
6:21 CDI-Broadcast–30883: I think the DC thing was a neighborhood trend, maybe a neighborhood association sponsored? The rigs were mostly DIY with PVC and cable ties, but I see there is a commercial vendor http://pedflags.com/
6:22 CDI-Broadcast–30883: whatever the neighborhood east of Dupont Circle is
6:23 CDI-Broadcast–30883: These were just bright orange plastic sheets on dowel, and the PVC buckets on either side of the road are just attached to existing signs.
6:24 CDI-Broadcast–30883: http://sites.google.com/site/crossingflags/ to see the cheap version
6:30 CDI-Broadcast–87540: thanks I’ll let the group know
6:31 CDI-Broadcast–30883: I missed the beginning, what’s the plan?
6:35 CDI-Broadcast–87540: Moderator – Our Director Carol Strohecker is joining the discussion
6:36 CDI-Broadcast–71569: The pedestrian flag programs that I’ve seen have been implemented by neighborhood associations
6:39 CDI-Broadcast–42453: thanks for the links – I’ll try to get them projected
6:43 CDI-Broadcast–30883: Maybe we can ask the medical centers to take the lead on some of these ideas . . .
6:43 CDI-Broadcast–30883: sooo many employees live in Ardmore
6:48 CDI-Broadcast–30883: Will this broadcast be available afterward? My city councilperson, Dan Besse, would be interested, I think.
6:49 CDI-Broadcast–30883: 11,600 at Baptist now!!!
6:49 CDI-Broadcast–87540: Moderator: Yes, we will publish this video tomorrow to our blog at http://www.centerfordesigninnovation.org/blog
6:49 CDI-Broadcast–30883: Hawthorne Rd is key
6:50 CDI-Broadcast–30883: I third the motion!
6:51 CDI-Broadcast–30883: Baptist’s employee health program, ActionHealth – I’m happy to bring to them
6:54 CDI-Broadcast–30883: I do!!
6:54 CDI-Broadcast–30883: at least 3 days a week
6:58 CDI-Broadcast–68705: Wired has an interesting article pushing public transport in light of the cell phone texting phenomenon. message is to keep texting, abandon driving.
6:59 CDI-Broadcast–30883: can you post the info Judy talked about, please??
6:59 CDI-Broadcast–30883: the handouts
6:59 CDI-Broadcast–42453: yes we’ll scan Judy’s doc and post it
7:00 CDI-Broadcast–30883: where can I sign up for the email list?
7:02 CDI-Broadcast–87540: click on community on the site menu and on the right sidebar is a signup form! email richard@centerfordesigninnovation.org if you have problems
7:02 CDI-Broadcast–42453: type in your email address now…
7:04 CDI-Broadcast–42453: texting while driving?
7:07 CDI-Broadcast–87540: Moderator: thanks to our on-line viewers!