I think you've just about covered it Nigel - pavements and footbridges would make walking around a lot easier. Protective barriers along the pavements would be good as well. And more traffic light controlled crossings.
A good example of where all of the above would be appreciated is the road outside the front of City Center. I live about 200 yards down the road and regularly walk to the shopping mall. This involves crossing the 6 lane carriage way (which is always busy) and walking along the side of the road because there are no pavements on either side. It is actually safer to walk up the central reservation (but it ruins the flowers!).
There is a zebra crossing, but I'd be stood there all day waiting for people to stop because they either don't see, don't know what it means or ignore it.
What annoys me even more is that they have advertising campaigns saying how dangerous it is to cross roads where there isn't a crossing, but they don't provide sufficient alternatives to stop people doing it. And now you can be fined for doing that, and for walking up the central reservation.
The whole city seems to have been designed without even considering that some people might like/need to walk somewhere. At many of the hotels and apartment blocks they don't have pedestrian access, so you have to walk up the same entrance road the cars use.
I think you've just about covered it Nigel - pavements and footbridges would make walking around a lot easier. Protective barriers along the pavements would be good as well. And more traffic light controlled crossings.
A good example of where all of the above would be appreciated is the road outside the front of City Center. I live about 200 yards down the road and regularly walk to the shopping mall. This involves crossing the 6 lane carriage way (which is always busy) and walking along the side of the road because there are no pavements on either side. It is actually safer to walk up the central reservation (but it ruins the flowers!).
There is a zebra crossing, but I'd be stood there all day waiting for people to stop because they either don't see, don't know what it means or ignore it.
What annoys me even more is that they have advertising campaigns saying how dangerous it is to cross roads where there isn't a crossing, but they don't provide sufficient alternatives to stop people doing it. And now you can be fined for doing that, and for walking up the central reservation.
The whole city seems to have been designed without even considering that some people might like/need to walk somewhere. At many of the hotels and apartment blocks they don't have pedestrian access, so you have to walk up the same entrance road the cars use.
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