Can't wait for the results of this study. I'm sure Allentown would appreciate the service, and making the connection to Penn Station, aka Amtrak and the East Busway.
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Can't wait for the results of this study. I'm sure Allentown would appreciate the service, and making the connection to Penn Station, aka Amtrak and the East Busway.
Both this and the PPG articles are confusing. Like, did the people get into the SUV with the specific intent of hitting this man, like were they using as a weapon? Or were they just a couple of drunk dinguses? And of course the SUV didn't flee, the people in the SUV fled.
So yes, this is terrible for the woman who died, and for her family.
But what are we DOING about it? What have we LEARNED from it? How are we going to prevent crashes like this in the future? It's not enough to look at this, go "Oh no!" and move on ten minutes later. What will change?
Yay, increasing transit frequency!
...to one bus every 20 mins...
I'll be honest, I'd really like to see, like, two or three bus routes with like 5-minute headways. But hey, baby steps?
So cyclists feel safer in roundabouts when:
- cars must yield to bikes;
- there is dedicated bike space in the roundabout; and
- when this happens on all the roundabouts (aka uniformity)
I mean, yeah, that all sounds great. Are we ever gonna get that here in Pittsburgh?
I hate the way this is being reported. Sure, the professionals at the city are fine with it, and the professionals at the hospital are fine with it, but a couple of trolls on the internet complained, so it's "controversial." Just let Ed Blazina handle the transportation stories, @post-gazette.com.
PRT doing their best despite the State giving them the cold shoulder. Because all those deferred maintenance projects will probably be cheaper in the future, right?
Time to retire my ConnectCard and get a new card for my collection.
Gotta love when a government doc actually puts something simply. "Without vehicle movement (speed), there would be no crashes." www.roadsafety.gov.au/nrss/fact-sh...
What works for controlling drivers' speed? Pretty much just changing infrastructure. Driver education as part of an enforcement action has a small effect, while general education campaigns have virtually no effect. So governments shouldn't waste money on billboards when they should be fixing roads.
This research indicates that safe speeds where there are no sidewalks (a lot of suburban residential streets) should be about 10 mph. Places with crosswalks and bike lanes? Only 20 mph. Speeds above that should only be for roads with no bikes/peds (highways or roads with a parallel trail).
This study indicates that a driver's field of vision narrows the faster they go, but also when braking, while also tending to focus specifically on where they intend to stop. This narrow field of vision makes them less prepared for pedestrians, bikes, or cars coming from driveways or side streets.
Interesting study (there's an English summary, don't be intimidated by all those Dutch vowels) indicates that recognizability leads to better driving performance. So if a stroad LOOKS LIKE a highway, people will treat it like one. This is why no one goes the speed limit on 28 and 65.
Modern fare collection, who wouldn've thought? But seriously, this will speed up boarding substantially, making service faster and more dependable. And the "ambassadors" to help people understand the system when it first launches are a great touch.
In short, widening Route 50 in Bridgeville would be a disaster. It won't improve traffic, it won't improve the economy, and it will make things less safe for pedestrians. Don't throw away the future of a uniquely walkable corridor for five years of less congestion. 10/10
Widening roads does not lead to economic revitalization. Bridgeville is too far from the highway to see the sort of power center you have in Collier, plus the land ownership is divided. This will disincentivize small businesses and could threaten the walkable core of Bridgeville to the south. 9/10
The environmental effects of IDLING cars will be improved (temporarily), but having MORE cars moving faster will increase particulates, at best creating a wash in terms of environmental impact and more likely making it worse, especially after the congestion returns in 5-10 years. 8/10
I have no idea how this is supposed to improve pedestrian safety and mobility. Unless @triblive.bsky.social left some information out of their article, there is nothing in this plan that is good for pedestrians. 7/10
It will improve vehicular traffic TEMPORARILY, but because of induced demand, those improvements will be erased in 5-10 years. Road widening has never solved congestion in the long term, and besides, this is a place you would WANT congestion. 6/10
The Bridgeville Boro Mngr says this will "improve vehicular traffic...improve pedestrian safety and mobility, reduce environmental effects caused by the traffic and advance revitalization in both the north end of Bridgeville and the Collier Township commercial district." None of that is true. 5/10
If you wanted to extend the walkable feel, you would widen SIDEWALKS, not travel lanes; get rid of street-facing parking lots; and if anything, slow cars down MORE. 4/10
How in the ever-loving hell will WIDENING the road "allow Bridgeville to extend its walkable downtown feel"? The walkable downtown feel IS BECAUSE OF THE NARROW ROAD, as well as the wide sidewalks , the buildings close to the street, AND THE SLOW/SAFE TRAFFIC. 3/10
I don't see how any of this will "advance pedestrian connectivity." Are you adding a sidewalk to the east side of 50 north of McLaughlin Run? How are you going to widen the road without narrowing the sidewalks? 2/10
So much of this is the opposite of true or smart. Screed incoming. Why would you want to remove the bottleneck? Do you want traffic to move faster through your town? Have you never heard of induced demand? 1/10
Reading about pagan holidays (as one does) and find out that the Anglo-Saxons called February "Solmonath," with "monath" meaning "month" and "sol" meaning mud, so, mud month. And given the February we've had in Pittsburgh, yeah, that tracks.
This is a bit of an atypical crash. 28th and Rockwood is a fairly calm residential intersection. 28th is a bit wide, I guess, and maybe it could use a stop. I'm curious to see what the test results come back as.
Yeah, this snowfall was bad for drivers, but:
- transit users are still unable to access their bus stops
- pedestrians are dealing with narrow or even impassable sidewalks
- bike lanes are are the dumping ground for much of the snow from the vehicular lanes.
We need our issues addressed as well.
I would agree that they should be publicly maintained: however, the PA municipal code as written requires property owners to maintain adjacent sidewalks. To change that we need to get the state legislature on board, and ideally increase municipal budgets to cover the cost.
