The City of Victoria will be getting a new B次元官网网址減edestrian scrambleB次元官网网址� style crosswalk as part of the installation of the Wharf and Humboldt Streets bike lanes, but hereB次元官网网址檚 an Easter egg for you: thereB次元官网网址檚 already a pedestrian scramble in the downtown core.
The multi-directional crosswalks are popular in urban centres like Toronto, New York and Tokyo, and allow for linear and diagonal walking (which gives it the alternative name, B次元官网网址淴 crossingB次元官网网址�).
While the idea might seem novel for Victoria, the intersection at Government and View Streets has actually been an unmarked pedestrian scramble for a long time. This function works at that location because of its three-way lead into Bastion Square. This means that even though most people adhere to the marked lines when crossing the street, itB次元官网网址檚 also perfectly legal to cross diagonally because all traffic stops to red light signals at the same time.
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The new scramble at Humboldt and Wharf will be more specifically marked, and cater to a higher volume of cars and pedestrians.
B次元官网网址淭here is a planned pedestrian scramble being introduced with the construction of Wharf/Humboldt street All Ages & Abilities Cycling Network project in 2019,B次元官网网址� said Eisenhauer. B次元官网网址淲e havenB次元官网网址檛 completely determined the markings yet for the new one coming. But it will have diagonal markings as well.B次元官网网址�
The crosswalk will have all vehicles stop at once so that pedestrians can cross in multiple directions.
Currently, that phase of the Victoria bike network is being prepared for with underground and infrastructural upgrades in the area.
The project is slated for completion by summer 2019.
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