Prof. David Levinson teaches at the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, where he leads TransportLab and the Transport Engineering group.
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Channelization of pedestrians at Broadway
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We Want Wombats
A wombat crossing is wide, flat, and elevated marked pedestrian crossing. In short, it’s a zebra crossing on a speed hump. Named for the short stumpy Australian marsupial which it loosely resembles, the wombat crossing does several things: It elevates pedestrians relative to the street, increasing their visibility. This is important as cars are getting…
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De-rubbishing our footpaths
Consider the featured image, a set of rubbish and recycling bins, and their spillover, on a footpath in Chippendale (at the intersection of Shepherd and Cleveland). Or consider the similar photo in Darlington. I am sure Sydneysiders have experienced worse. Adjacent to these are cars parked on-the-street at the kerb. We see this in places…
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A WalkSydney Walk-Up …
WalkSydney is holding its 4th organisational meeting on Saturday, February 23 at 2 pm. If you are interested in attending, email us at walksydney1@gmail.com with your contact info, and we will let you know the location.
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Road rules in NSW
Crossing an intersection off McEvoy Street, I, a pedestrian, was yelled at by a driver who cut me off saying it was not a pedestrian crossing. Clearly it was unmarked. Was this somehow creating ambiguity? Am I perpetually trapped on that block, never to leave unless the traffic stream of shiny metal boxes breaks? To…
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A bridge too far
In an ABC interview titled “Rising pedestrian deaths spark call for reduced speed limits, Peter Khoury (@PeterNRMA) a media representative of the @NRMA says: “Pedestrian bridges, islands in the middle of busy highways – there is a raft of things that we can do to help keep pedestrians safe.” The use of the word “raft” is especially…
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