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Citation

Robertson G. Traffic Eng. Control 2004; 45(7): 235-239.

Affiliation

Urban Traffic Management and Control, Leeds City Council, Leeds, United Kingdom

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Hemming Group)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

Over a four-year period engineers in the city of Leeds have been reviewing all mid-block crossings, both inside and outside the UTC area with the aim of reducing the time pedestrians have to wait before getting a green man signal. A wide range of techniques were deployed dependent on the characteristics of the individual crossing. Pedestrian delay was measured at the sites before and after treatment and a vast amount of data has been collected. Data collected so far shows that delays to pedestrians have been reduced by over 30%. The author concludes that the techniques used could easily be applied to other areas and similar benefits could well be achieved.

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