Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[danbrotherston]

One area where the Dutch do much better is indicating priority with different surface colours, and often grades ie. the cars have the bump to go over the sidewalk rather than a crosswalk being at grade with the cars.

Oh yes...SO MUCH.

And it's interesting, because it's not that consistent. Colours aren't consistent--bike lanes are usually red, but sometimes red means shared, and sometimes red just means brick--our sidewalk is yellow, but others are grey, and others still are red...

What matters is that the design is clear and intuitive...I said this before...intuitive matters more than standardized. Standardization is just ONE WAY to improve intuitiveness, and frankly, probably one of the worst ways.

And you can't see it in the picture (except by the markings) but every single crossing here is raised...EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. And speed bumps are everywhere.

That being said, it does lag here on walkability and especially accessibility. Sidewalks are very often blocked, and drop curbs are also frequently missing. Everyone has room to improve.