Comments on: The World’s Longest Street Crossing http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kevin Love http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11550 Kevin Love Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:25:27 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11550 Where I live in downtown Toronto scores rather high, but I note that this site practices religious discrimination. Churches, mosques and other places of worship are excluded from its places to walk to. But all the big commercial chains are definitely there. Where I live in downtown Toronto scores rather high, but I note that this site practices religious discrimination.

Churches, mosques and other places of worship are excluded from its places to walk to. But all the big commercial chains are definitely there.

]]> By: Peter http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11542 Peter Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:39:46 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11542 I'm glad you liked the story Tom, and thanks for the credit. I'd just like to point out that as the woman in the story was over 65 she would have qualified for a free bus pass, so although it may have taken her a long time to cross the road by this method, it would have monetarily cost her nothing. I’m glad you liked the story Tom, and thanks for the credit.

I’d just like to point out that as the woman in the story was over 65 she would have qualified for a free bus pass, so although it may have taken her a long time to cross the road by this method, it would have monetarily cost her nothing.

]]> By: Yokota Fritz http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11541 Yokota Fritz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:00:38 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11541 In my area (San Jose, California), a couple of older individuals were hit while trying to cross 7 lanes of Stevens Creek Boulevard at an intersection. They were crossing the road from their retirement community to shopping when the time ran out on their crosswalk signal. In my area (San Jose, California), a couple of older individuals were hit while trying to cross 7 lanes of Stevens Creek Boulevard at an intersection. They were crossing the road from their retirement community to shopping when the time ran out on their crosswalk signal.

]]> By: Nate Briggs http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11540 Nate Briggs Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:19:22 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11540 I also noticed this during my time in Britain. In a country which seems almost obsessed with assessibility and devices to assist differently-abled people, it's amazing that you have long stretches of surface street where no concessions at all are provided to pedestrians just trying to cross from one side to the other. It's as though no one even imagined that someone walking might want to do that. ... Nate (SLC) I also noticed this during my time in Britain.

In a country which seems almost obsessed with assessibility and devices to assist differently-abled people, it’s amazing that you have long stretches of surface street where no concessions at all are provided to pedestrians just trying to cross from one side to the other.

It’s as though no one even imagined that someone walking might want to do that.

… Nate (SLC)

]]> By: Doug Faunt http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11538 Doug Faunt Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11538 She needs the assistance of some guerrilla pedestrian facility builders. That's absurd (I'm using that word a lot lately). She needs the assistance of some guerrilla pedestrian facility builders.
That’s absurd (I’m using that word a lot lately).

]]> By: Josh R http://www.howwedrive.com/2010/03/12/the-worlds-longest-street-crossing/#comment-11536 Josh R Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:55:12 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1417#comment-11536 That walk score website is interesting, but flawed in that it measures raw distance and doesn't take into account freeways and other barriers. My area rates 70 on their scale, but if you remove the shops I can't reasonably walk to because of freeways, it would be considerably lower. (not terrible, just noticeably lower.) Viewed alone, her house would likely rate somewhat high on their scale because it's right across the street from the shops, when in reality she can't get there safely. That walk score website is interesting, but flawed in that it measures raw distance and doesn’t take into account freeways and other barriers. My area rates 70 on their scale, but if you remove the shops I can’t reasonably walk to because of freeways, it would be considerably lower. (not terrible, just noticeably lower.) Viewed alone, her house would likely rate somewhat high on their scale because it’s right across the street from the shops, when in reality she can’t get there safely.

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