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Author: David M Levinson

We Want Wombats

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A wombat crossing is wide, flat, and elevated marked pedestrian crossing. In short, it’s a zebra crossing on […]

David M Levinson March 28, 2019 crossing, Crosswalks, Kerbs, Sydney, traffic calming

De-rubbishing our footpaths

Rubbish in Chippendale
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Consider the featured image, a set of rubbish and recycling bins, and their spillover, on a footpath in […]

David M Levinson February 18, 2019 Footpaths and Sidewalks, Sydney, Waste

A WalkSydney Walk-Up …

Festive Feet
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WalkSydney is holding its 4th organisational meeting on Saturday, February 23 at 2 pm. If you are interested […]

David M Levinson February 15, 2019 Sydney

Road rules in NSW

Stop for Pedestrians at Every Corner
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Crossing an intersection off McEvoy Street, I, a pedestrian, was yelled at by a driver who cut me […]

David M Levinson February 12, 2019 Crosswalks, Sydney

A bridge too far

'The Raft of the Medusa' by the French painter Théodore Géricault.
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In an ABC interview  titled “Rising pedestrian deaths spark call for reduced speed limits, Peter Khoury (@PeterNRMA) a media […]

David M Levinson February 4, 2019 Refuge Island, Sydney

Countdown

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I returned to Australia from a trip to America. Despite the heat, Australia has a lot going for […]

David M Levinson January 29, 2019 Sydney, Technology, Traffic Signals

Safety Theatre

Bicycling in Amsterdam is safer than Sydney, yet there are no helmets in sight. Instead there are separated bikelanes and a better culture, as well as safety-in-neighbors.
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What do the following things have in common: Bike Helmets Sharrows Marked Crosswalks Fining Pedestrians They are designed […]

David M Levinson December 18, 2018 Sydney

Green Square deserves A (pedestrian-accessible) Green Square

Green Square library is just across the four and a half lane Botany Road from the Green Square Station. I wants to cross, but I am not supposed to. Strangely the authorities forgot to finish the fencing that would make its isolation complete.
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Let us speak not of beautiful glass boxes. Let us dream not of transit-oriented design.  Instead,  let us […]

David M Levinson December 4, 2018 Crosswalks, Footpaths and Sidewalks, Green Square, Sydney

Umbrella Pas de Deux

Rainy Sydney Source: http://sydneyemeraldcity.blogspot.com/2013/11/rainy-sydney.html
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When it’s raining, and everyone has their umbrella out, and you are passing someone going the opposite direction, […]

David M Levinson November 28, 2018 Weather

Map Monday: Isochrones and the Thirty-Minute City

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Travel Time Platform is a website that lets users draw Isochrones, areas which can be reached in a […]

David M Levinson November 26, 2018 Maps, Public Transport, Sydney, Walks

The Double-Cross: Missing Pedestrian Crossings

Wyndham Street and Bourke Street near Green Square. So let's say you crossed O'Riordan on the side of the street with the walk signal, and you are proceeding up Wyndham. Good luck, though there is a sidewalk, the pedestrian indicator is missing. I am not clear where you are supposed to go, back to Botany Road perhaps?
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Every signal controlled intersection should have protected pedestrian crossings on every side of every street. Yet this is […]

David M Levinson November 20, 2018 Crosswalks, Refuge Island, Safety, Sydney, Traffic Signals

The Alexandria – Moore Park Disconnector

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The Alexandria-Moore Park Connector (A2MP) is proposed as a set of road widenings that will attract additional vehicles […]

David M Levinson November 12, 2018 Footpaths and Sidewalks, Road Widenings, Sydney, Traffic Signals

Sydney’s Refugee Crisis

At least 20 people, most of them children, queued up like bowling pins, on a refugee island at City Road and Cleveland Street, Sydney. Other groups are held back at the Seymour Centre, or have been already ferried across City Road to Victoria Park. This is typical, but not good, urban design.
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Refugee children, trapped on a small island, trying to get to a better place, are challenged by a […]

David M Levinson November 5, 2018 Refuge Island, Safety, Sydney, Traffic Signals

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