Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[ijmorlan]

The newer ones do have a sign. Actually, the newer ones are all the same except for the sign: either "audible signal only" with an icon, or the detailed instructions for the ones that must be pressed in order to get a signal.

Although I was displeased to see that the University Ave. crossing has a new style of button just for the bicycle path which does not have an indicator — you can’t tell if the button has been pressed unless you look at the pedestrian buttons. Plus the bicycle buttons should be well back, maybe 50m from the intersection and on the right side of the path.

Do you mean 5m from the intersection?

No, 50m, although I didn’t actually calculate the number. The idea is that I can press the button and at about the time I reach the road I will get a green. So it needs to be whatever distance back gives time for the lights to cycle. Of course there also needs to be a button right at the road for pedestrians and people arriving from a different direction.