Through August and October I visited every QMS advertising panel in the City of Sydney. I surveyed their location and ref code to add to OpenStreetMap, an open geospatial database that powers many maps worldwide. I uploaded photos of many displays to Mapillary, which you can view by clicking on pins in the map above.
Category Archives: Kerbs
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 gettingContinue reading “We Want Wombats”
The cutting edge of where we walk
Kerb ramps (or kerb cuts) are critical for letting all people cross the road. If you have a pram, walker, wheelchair, mobility scooter or wheeled luggage, they let you safely descend from the pavement to the carriageway (road surface). This means the majority of people will need kerb ramps at some stage of their life.Continue reading “The cutting edge of where we walk”
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